Security Engineer II, Uppercase Research

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

$123K/yr - $174K/yr

Entry Level

Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Security Engineer II to enhance their security measures. This role involves conducting threat analysis, collaborating with teams to implement detection capabilities, and innovating detection strategies using advanced technologies.

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Responsibilities

Conduct technical threat actor behavior analysis and perform in-depth research into emerging threat activity
Work with partner teams across Google to discover and implement new detection capabilities
Write and optimize YARA-L rules to track and identify potentially malicious behavior
Maintain and scale detection engineering processes and tooling as needed
Innovate detection engineering strategies by leveraging LLM-based technologies and AI agents

Qualification

Required

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

Preferred

Experience in security research, detection engineering, or adjacent work
Experience with signals development, threat hunting, and threat modeling on cloud data sources
Experience with security analysis tooling, including cloud audit logs and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)