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Google · 13 hours ago

Cyber Defense Associate Validation Engineer, Mandiant, Google Cloud

New York, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$118K/yr - $170K/yr

1+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Cyber Defense Associate Validation Engineer to enhance their security operations. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to automate and improve processes within a Cyber Defense Center, while also engaging with client stakeholders to address security issues.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Identify issues in customer's security controls and how those impact the customer's Cyber Defense strategy, then formulate improvement strategies through gap analysis and recommendations

Create tests focused on exercising networks, endpoint and cloud controls to validate expected or unexpected behaviors as they relate to prevention and detection capabilities

Provide validation testing expertise to assist in identification and remediation of security control gaps

Engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues

Qualification

Mitre ATT&CKSecurity engineeringCoding experienceEndpoint security (EDR)Network security IDSNetwork security IPSScripting (Python)

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

1 year of experience in an offensive or defensive security role with experience in Mitre ATT&CK (Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge) and attacker tools

1 year of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages

Experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols

Preferred

Experience working with security controls in either an endpoint (EDR) or network (IDS, IPS) capacity

Experience scripting (e.g., Python) or in software development

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

Glassdoor4.4

Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (8763)

2024 (8872)

2023 (9682)

2022 (11626)

2021 (9109)

2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Kleiner Perkins,Sequoia CapitalAndy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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