Job Description
About the job:
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 are a recognized expert in at least two security domains and use your leadership skills to manage a team that sets the direction and goals for solving Google-wide problems. You identify fundamental security problems at Google and drives major security improvements in Google infrastructure.
The Enterprise Security Operations team manages security operations workflows to ensure Google safely and securely meets time-sensitive business needs, while also scaling the work using process improvements and automation.
Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology’s greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience as an individual contributor security professional prior to management.
- 2 years of experience managing a team of engineering or security operations professionals for a distributed organization.
- Experience with Networking Protocols, Network Security, and Cloud Security.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience recruiting and managing a team of engineers on large scale projects.
- Ability to prioritize and manage across multiple time-sensitive initiatives.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of Security Analysts supporting operational security workflows across Google.
- Inspire, grow, and develop the team while providing and setting direction.
- Collaborate with partner teams across Security Engineering.