Senior Security Engineer, Mandiant, Google Public Sector

Google • Reston, VA

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About The Position

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 will be a technical leader on the front lines, protecting Google
Public Sector's most critical customers.

In this role, you will be instrumental in defending our sovereign cloud
environments. You will lead incident response investigations, proactively hunt
for advanced threats, and mature vulnerability management programs. You will not
just respond to alerts but build a more resilient defense. You will improve
security infrastructure, automate response capabilities, and mentor
engineers.Google Public Sector
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brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with
solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States
public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we
continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the needs of
local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Applicable 8570/8140 intermediate certification(s).
• 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Applicable 8570/8140 certification(s)/relevant industry certifications.
• Experience in using AI tools in support of security operations.
• Experience delivering comprehensive security solutioning through design, coding, configuration, and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and tune high-fidelity detection rules, analytics, and correlation searches within the SecOps stack, implement SOAR playbooks to automate workflows.
• Deliver next-generation security operations through Gemini to transform SOC practices at scale.
• Drive the vulnerability management life-cycle through streamlined scan analysis, allowing for prioritization of vulnerabilities based on risk and context, and partnering with stakeholders for timely remediation.
• Engineer and maintain critical security tools and infrastructure powering our operations, serving as a subject matter expert, driving improvements for scale, reliability, and performance of our security stack.
• Mentor security engineers and act as a key escalation point for technical issues, lead security initiatives and projects, defining requirements and ensuring successful execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level