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June 1, 2026
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Security Engineer, Cloud Threat and Abuse Detection

Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Full-time
Onsite
$147K/yr - $211K/yr
Entry, Mid Level
Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Security Engineer for their Cloud Threat and Abuse Detection team. The role involves creating and maintaining a secure operating environment, working with software engineers to identify and fix security flaws, and protecting Google and its users from attacks originating from Google Cloud Platform.
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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

  • Experience with host/memory based forensics and detections

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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