Senior Security Engineer, Firmware Security

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

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help ensure our software and systems meet the highest security standards. You will perform technical security assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability testing to highlight risk and help Google teams improve security across products and infrastructure.

You will leverage Gemini and other AI tools to analyze products, review designs for vulnerabilities, and develop remediation strategies, with responsibilities spanning secure operations and

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

• Leverage Gemini and other AI tools to analyze products, identify risks and create remediation strategies.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
• Review designs and look for vulnerabilities, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements.
• Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including agentic AI scanning, reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
• Respond to vulnerabilities with repos, mitigations, and hardening, surface vulnerability patterns and design them out, focus on the security strategy for Google Cloud.

Skills

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Networking security

Coding

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of security engineering, computer and network security, authentication, security protocols, and applied cryptography.

About the job:

Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

Cloud Security Engineering is the team responsible for helping ensure every product Cloud offers is as secure as it can be. We are also responsible for increasing the assurance levels of security in the infrastructure underlying all our products. This team focuses on increasing the capabilities of each product team to develop more secure products by design and by default, from patterns, tools and frameworks to increasing the skill level of embedded security leads.

As a Senior Security Engineer you will help to ensure that our software and systems are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will perform technical security assessments, code reviews and vulnerability testing to highlight risk, helping Google teams and partners to improve security, and work on a wide variety of software designs and technology stacks.Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. 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

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Responsibilities:

• Leverage Gemini and other AI tools to analyze products, identify risks and create remediation strategies.
• Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
• Review designs and look for vulnerabilities, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements.
• Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including agentic AI scanning, reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
• Respond to vulnerabilities with repos, mitigations, and hardening, surface vulnerability patterns and design them out, focus on the security strategy for Google Cloud.