Senior Security Engineer, Digital Forensics

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Security Engineer in Digital Forensics with expertise in incident response, DFIR investigations, and cross-team collaboration across New York and San Francisco locations. The role emphasizes forensics tooling, threat modeling, and secure design reviews to protect user data and infrastructure.

You will work with a global Security Response team, grow forensic and crisis management skills, and impact Google's security posture across multiple regions.

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.
• 4 years of practical experience with digital forensic analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform investigations on a wide variety of security and privacy events from various sources to determine whether they pose a threat to Google.
• Participate in large-scale security and privacy incidents, write incident reports, and participate in post-mortems.
• Participate in internal training to make sure forensic best practices are followed.
• Work with teams from around Google to discover new investigative and forensics capabilities.
• Develop internal and Open Source tools used to respond to incidents (e.g., digital forensic toolkits) to support Google’s unique environment.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

GRR

Plaso

The Sleuth Kit

libyal

Cellebrite

Crowdstrike Falcon

Volatility

Job description

Senior Security Engineer, Digital Forensics

Google

New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; +2 more; +1 more

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA.

Minimum 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.
• 4 years of practical experience with digital forensic analysis.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with the current threat landscape including common attack types and malware capabilities.
• Experience with security of two or more operating systems (e.g., Android, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows).
• Experience with reverse engineering or firmware analysis.
• Experience with, and detailed understanding of, digital forensics and incident response tools such as GRR, Plaso (log2timeline), The Sleuth Kit (TSK), libyal, or alternatives like Guidance Encase, AccessData FTK, X-Ways Forensics, Cellebrite, Crowdstrike Falcon, Volatility, Mandiant MIR, etc.

About the job

There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

Google is creating next-generation technologies that will revolutionize how billions of people connect and interact with each other and information. Security and Privacy are critical components to these new solutions. If you are passionate about information security, privacy and technology, and want to help keep the world safe, then joining our Security Response team might be for you! Google’s "Detection and Response" team finds and responds to threats 24/7 across 3 regions.

In Security Response, you will be a member of our global on-call response team and use your broad security experience and DFIR-specific domain knowledge to investigate and respond to escalations from across Alphabet. Security Response team members train and grow in broad forensic investigation and crisis management skills, but specialize in one or the other as their career grows.

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

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Perform investigations on a wide variety of security and privacy events from various sources to determine whether they pose a threat to Google.
• Participate in large-scale security and privacy incidents, write incident reports, and participate in post-mortems.
• Participate in internal training to make sure forensic best practices are followed.
• Work with teams from around Google to discover new investigative and forensics capabilities.
• Develop internal and Open Source tools used to respond to incidents (e.g., digital forensic toolkits) to support Google’s unique environment.

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