Senior AI-Driven Security Engineer

Socket.dev; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Public Sector's Cyber Defense and Security Operations (CDSO) Group seeks a Security Engineer to help build and maintain the safest operating environment for government and education users. You will work with software engineers to identify and fix security flaws, and actively monitor systems for attacks and intrusions.

The GPS CDSO team combines Mandiant security expertise with Google technologies to set the standard in Security Engineering, Assessment, and Operations across Government

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 coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.

Responsibilities

• Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
• Create custom AI-driven detections and workflows. Lead the design of automated, AI-native offensive tools and simulation frameworks to identify vulnerabilities at scale.
• Implement monitoring strategies, response plans, and awareness programs. Optimize SIEM, IDS/IPS, and core security tools.
• Conduct ongoing threat hunts using intelligence. Perform forensic analysis and provide actionable post-incident guidance.
• Embed best practices into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), building automated evaluation pipelines and guardrails for secure code deployment.

Skills

Security assessments

Threat modeling

Security engineering

General programming

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Google Public Sector's Cyber Defense and Security Operations (CDSO) Group seeks a Security Engineer to help build and maintain the safest operating environment for government and education users. You will work with software engineers to identify and fix security flaws, and actively monitor systems for attacks and intrusions.

The GPS CDSO team combines Mandiant security expertise with Google technologies to set the standard in Security Engineering, Assessment, and Operations across Government