Global Threat Intelligence & Defense Lead

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) Defense Intelligence (GDI) team seeks a manager to lead security engineers and analysts. You will direct complex investigations, translate intelligence into systemic mitigations, and provide strategic risk assessments to Google leadership while scaling defenses globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
• 10+ years in security assessments, design reviews, or threat modeling.
• 10+ years in security engineering, networks, and security protocols.
• 10+ years leading technical teams or risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in people management.

Responsibilities

• Threat hunting and advanced attribution to disrupt sophisticated campaigns.
• Provide high-fidelity strategic assessments and threat landscape analysis for leadership risk management.
• Drive sustainable capacity and performance through automation and streamlined workflows.
• Oversee integration of agentic workflows and advanced analytics into investigative capabilities.
• Manage early-warning escalation lifecycles and cross-functional response to high-exposure threats.

Skills

Security leadership

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) Defense Intelligence (GDI) team seeks a manager to lead security engineers and analysts. You will direct complex investigations, translate intelligence into systemic mitigations, and provide strategic risk assessments to Google leadership while scaling defenses globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and education.