Senior Cyber Defense Senior Analyst, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Google; Washington; Vor Ort; USD 138.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health, dental, vision, life, disa b

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days/year

Zusammenfassung

Google Cyber Defense Analyst role within Google Cloud/Mandiant focuses on enabling efficient incident response activities within a Cyber Defense Center and collaborating with Security Architects, Engineers, client IT resources, and other business owners to define requirements and deliver recommendations.

You will analyze, respond, contain, remediate, and improve SOC capabilities, protecting customer data across multiple industries while leveraging cutting-edge threat intelligence and frontline

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in cybersecurity roles (e.g., SOC analyst, malware research, threat hunting) working with EDR and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L or similar SIEM query languages, with experience in SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
• Experience leading incident response activities.

Aufgaben

• Identify issues in CDCs, plan improvements and oversee implementation.
• Conduct real-time analysis using SIEM, EDR, and network based technologies to detect events and false positives.
• Advise on CDC, CSIRT, and SOC Management activities.
• Research cybersecurity intelligence sources and attacker techniques to improve SOC detections and response.
• Engage with client stakeholders to drive resolution for security issues.

Kenntnisse

Cybersecurity experience

Incident response leadership

SIEM query languages

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity

Tools

SPL

KQL

YARA-L

Jobbeschreibung

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

Remote locations: Illinois, USA; California, USA; Florida, USA; New York, USA; Virginia, USA; Washington, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in cybersecurity roles (e.g., SOC analyst, malware research, threat hunting) working with EDR and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L or similar SIEM query languages, with experience in SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
• Experience leading incident response activities.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience documenting incident response plans, playbooks, runbooks, and SOPs aligned with NIST/SANS methodologies.
• Practical knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, with the ability to map detections to attacker techniques and close telemetry gaps.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent security initiatives and working effectively in independent or collaborative environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About The Job

As a Cyber Defense Analyst, you will be responsible for enabling efficient and accurate incident response activities and daily tasks within a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams like Security Architects, Security Engineers, Client Information Technology (IT) resources, and other business resource owners, to define requirements and deliver recommendations focused on incident response activities to support the client's CDC. In addition, you may be responsible for the analysis, response, containment, remediation, and long-term improvement of a client's Security Operation Center (SOC) in order to maintain and transform incident detection and response capabilities. In this role, you will work as a member of a technical team in a rapidly changing environment, administer a variety of information security technologies, learn new emerging technologies, and be passionate about protecting customer data and corporate assets from the threats facing multiple industries. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Identify issues in customer Cyber Defense Centers and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
• Conduct real-time analysis using SIEM, Endpoint, and Network based technologies with a focus on identifying security events and false positives.
• Advise on CDC, CSIRT, and SOC Management activities.
• Research and leverage cybersecurity intelligence sources, attacker techniques, containment methodologies, and remediation processes to improve Security Operation Center (SOC) incident detection and response capabilities.
• Engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .