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May 11, 2026
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Security Engineer, Cloud Threat and Abuse Detection

Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
$147K/yr - $211K/yr
Entry, Mid Level
Google is a leading technology company focused on creating a safe operating environment for users and developers. The Security Engineer will work with network equipment to monitor systems for attacks, collaborate with software engineers to identify security flaws, and enhance the security of Google Cloud Platform products.
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Responsibilities

  • Research new detection techniques to prevent/mitigate abusive activities such as outbound security attacks, botnet, DDoS and other malicious behaviors which violate Google Cloud Platform (GCP) terms of service
  • Develop high fidelity detection to identify malicious activity based on raw network and host level telemetry
  • Analyze various logs, packets to increase accuracy of detections
  • Hunt for threats/abusers and respond proactively
  • Create, develop and manage tools to collect and process abuse reports and threat intelligence data

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling
  • 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols
  • 2 years of experience with coding in one or more general purpose languages

Preferred

  • 5 years of experience working in one or more of the following areas: cloud security research, network security, intrusion detection system, threat intelligence, threat detection
  • Experience with host/memory based forensics and detections
  • Experience analyzing malicious network traffic

Benefits

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