Staff Security Engineer, Endpoint Security

Staff Security Engineer, Endpoint Security – Google

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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. You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues. In this role, you will safeguard user data by preventing attacks on Googlers and their systems. You will operate on the frontline, securing devices like laptops, desktops, cloud instances, and mobile devices. Your work will focus on strengthening these platforms, measuring their security state, and assigning a trust level based on these measurements. You will ensure their systems are equipped with effective tools and controls for prevention and detection. You will be striking a crucial balance between security and user productivity. Our solutions integrate into Google's core infrastructure, enhancing security for hundreds of thousands of users and over a million devices. The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products and drives innovation across the company.

• Partner with individual contributors, technical leads, managers, partner teams and executive leadership to prioritize security engineering efforts to address risks and meet business objectives.
• Make individual contributions to select design and policy decisions, drive and conclude information security risk discussions and escalations up to and including VP level.
• Act as a mentor and role model for Security Engineers and other engineers across Google.
• Design infrastructure and lead its implementation to protect Google networks and systems.
• Lead enterprise focused security improvements to Google products and services.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, Go).
• 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 5 years of experience Security leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding offensive security techniques and threats, designing and building security features to address these threats and managing large-scale enterprise security controls rollouts.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology and Engineering
• Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

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