Senior Security Engineer, Google Public Sector

Senior Security Engineer, Google Public Sector

Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

As a Senior Security Engineer on the U.S. Sovereign Cloud Security Operations team, you'll be a technical leader on the front lines, protecting Google Public Sector's most critical customers. In this role, you'll be instrumental in defending our sovereign cloud environments. You'll lead incident response investigations, proactively hunt for advanced threats, and mature our vulnerability management program. This isn't just about responding to alerts; it's about building a more resilient defense. You'll improve our security infrastructure, automate our response capabilities, and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities include:

• Take charge of security incident investigations from initial detection through to resolution and post-mortem analysis. Proactively hunt for emerging threats and malicious activity across the sovereign cloud environment.
• Design, build, and tune high-fidelity detection rules, analytics, and correlation searches within our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform. Develop and implement Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbooks to automate response workflows.
• Own the technical aspects of the vulnerability management lifecycle. You will analyze scan results, prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk and environmental context.
• Engineer and maintain the critical security tools and infrastructure that power our security operations.
• Mentor other security engineers on the team, acting as a key escalation point for technical issues.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.