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Google · 2 days ago

Security Engineer

Virginia, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$161K/yr - $239K/yr

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Support detection efforts across the full scope of Google Threat Intelligence.

Analyze threats to build detection content in Yara, Snort/Suricata, Yara-L, and EDR rule formats. Review reports and other technical threat data to identify detection opportunities.

Determine current detection coverage for malware samples, network traffic, and endpoint events. Peer-review detection rules to enforce quality and process.

Monitor and tune deployed detection rules to mitigate false positives. Build and use detection rule generation and automation systems.

Work with multiple expert teams simultaneously in stressful environments and timeframes.

Qualification

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YARASnort/SuricataEDR rule creationTicketing SystemsDetection EngineeringYara-LSigmaIntrusion OperationsMITRE ATT&CKCyber KillchainMandiant Targeted Attack LifecycleDetection OpportunitiesIntelligence ReportsSandbox ReportsMalware ReportsProblem-SolvingTroubleshootingAnalysisCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

2 years of experience in detection engineering with YARA, Snort/Suricata, EDR rule creation.

Preferred

Experience working in ticketing systems.

Detection engineering experience with Yara-L or Sigma.

Understanding of intrusion operations and models such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Killchain, or Mandiant Targeted Attack Lifecycle.

Ability to identify detection opportunities in intelligence, sandbox, and malware reports.

Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, analysis, written and verbal communication skills.

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Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and products. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.google.com

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