Threat Intelligence & Defense Lead

Google; Illinois; Remote; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Google is seeking a Manager for Defense Intelligence within the Threat Operations organization. The role leads security engineers and analysts to protect Google’s ecosystem, directing investigations and translating intelligence into systemic mitigations at scale.

Based in the US, the position emphasizes risk assessment, threat hunting, and cross-team collaboration, with a focus on rapid response and long-term security improvements across Google’s global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 10 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 10 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in people management.

Responsibilities

• Threat hunting and advanced attribution to unmask and disrupt sophisticated global adversary campaigns.
• Provide high-fidelity strategic assessments and threat landscape analysis to guide leadership risk management and enable defense.
• Drive sustainable capacity and performance through toil-reducing automation and streamlined workflows.
• Oversee the integration of agentic workflows and advanced analytics into core investigative capabilities.
• Manage early-warning escalation life-cycles and cross-functional response to emerging, high-exposure threats.

Skills

Security leadership

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Technical risk analysis

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Manager for Defense Intelligence within the Threat Operations organization. The role leads security engineers and analysts to protect Google’s ecosystem, directing investigations and translating intelligence into systemic mitigations at scale.

Based in the US, the position emphasizes risk assessment, threat hunting, and cross-team collaboration, with a focus on rapid response and long-term security improvements across Google’s global infrastructure.