Senior Threat Research & Security Engineer - Remote

Google; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Security Engineer for Google Cloud to advance threat research, risk modeling, and countermeasure design. You will lead complex analyses, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to harden systems.

The role emphasizes proactive security improvements across internal platforms and detection development. Remote options are available for US locations, including VA, FL, GA, ME, NC, and NY.

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

• Own, prioritize, and drive tracking of threat actors and related research projects.
• Lead complex technical analyses, modeling threat activity, TTPs, and IOCs across internal platforms (mGraph).
• Create and deploy detection signatures to maintain visibility over threat actors and close security gaps.
• Produce polished, high-quality intelligence documentation and actor profiles for stakeholders.
• Influence technical direction, mentor juniors, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on exploit mitigations.

Skills

Security assessments

Threat modeling

Security design reviews

Security engineering

Programming languages

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

VirusTotal

SIEMs

mGraph

Job description

Google is seeking a Security Engineer for Google Cloud to advance threat research, risk modeling, and countermeasure design. You will lead complex analyses, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to harden systems.

The role emphasizes proactive security improvements across internal platforms and detection development. Remote options are available for US locations, including VA, FL, GA, ME, NC, and NY.