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Google · 11 hours ago

Security Engineer, Uppercase Research

positionAustin, TX, USA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry Level
money$118K/yr - $170K/yr
date1+ years exp

Google is seeking a Security Engineer for their Uppercase Research team, focused on creating and maintaining a secure operating environment for users and developers. The role involves monitoring systems for attacks, collaborating with software engineers to fix security vulnerabilities, and conducting research on emerging threats.

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Responsibilities

Conduct technical threat actor behavior analysis and perform in-depth research into emerging threat activity
Work with partner teams across Google to discover and implement new detection capabilities
Write and optimize YARA-L rules to track and identify potentially malicious behavior
Maintain and scale detection engineering processes and tooling as needed
Innovate detection engineering strategies by leveraging LLM-based technologies and AI agents

Qualification

Security assessmentsThreat modelingSecurity engineeringCoding experienceSecurity analysis toolingCloud data sourcesComputer securityNetwork securitySoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
1 year of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages
1 year of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling
Experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols

Preferred

Experience in security research, detection engineering, or adjacent work
Experience with signals development, threat hunting, and threat modeling on cloud data sources
Proficiency with security analysis tooling including cloud audit logs, and SIEM

Benefits

Bonus
Equity
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Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 1998
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.google.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$26.1M
Key Investors
Andy Bechtolsheim
2004-08-19IPO
1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M
1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

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Sundar Pichai
CEO
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Thomas Kurian
CEO - Google Cloud
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