Lead Frontline Intrusion Defense Engineer (Remote)

Google; Nevada (IA); Remote; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Security Engineer to join the Mandiant-backed team in the US. This role focuses on protecting network boundaries, hardening systems, and delivering security services for sensitive data.

You will collaborate with software engineers to fix flaws and respond to incidents, leveraging threat intelligence and advanced analytics. Responsibilities include mapping intrusions, merging data for campaign intelligence, and producing client-facing reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 5 years of experience coding in one or more general purpose languages.
• Experience in graph theory, malware analysis, encoding/decoding, netflow and traffic analysis, timeline, log, or email analysis.
• Experience in an investigative role, including experience in cyber threat analysis, incident response, or intrusion operations.

Responsibilities

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• Synthesize complex intrusion data, telemetry, and OSINT to map and disrupt sophisticated adversary activities.
• Lead comprehensive lead-exploitation efforts, merging datasets to produce holistic adversary intelligence.
• Transform investigative findings into data models and client-facing reports.
• Drive team efficiency with automated workflows and scripting.
• Pioneer the integration of AI-driven tools to enhance analysis speed and accuracy.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Network security

Security protocols

General programming

Graph theory

Malware analysis

Netflow analysis

Incident response

Cyber threat analysis

Intrusion operations

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Scripting tools

Job description

Google is seeking a Security Engineer to join the Mandiant-backed team in the US. This role focuses on protecting network boundaries, hardening systems, and delivering security services for sensitive data.

You will collaborate with software engineers to fix flaws and respond to incidents, leveraging threat intelligence and advanced analytics. Responsibilities include mapping intrusions, merging data for campaign intelligence, and producing client-facing reports.