Senior Network Security Engineer: Threat Modeling & Design

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Security Engineer to protect Google Cloud environments by performing security reviews, designing secure systems, and conducting vulnerability testing. You will work with software engineers to fix flaws and help teams improve security by design and by default.

This role emphasizes experience in security assessments, threat modeling, and leading technical risk analyses, with a focus on incident response and robust security controls across products.

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.
• 1 year of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform security reviews, research and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers.
• Review designs and look for vulnerabilities, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements.
• Respond to vulnerabilities with repos, mitigations, and hardening. Surface vulnerability patterns and design them out.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
• Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis. Architect solutions for scalability.

Skills

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Computer security

Network security

Security protocols

General programming

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Security Engineer to protect Google Cloud environments by performing security reviews, designing secure systems, and conducting vulnerability testing. You will work with software engineers to fix flaws and help teams improve security by design and by default.

This role emphasizes experience in security assessments, threat modeling, and leading technical risk analyses, with a focus on incident response and robust security controls across products.