Engineering Analyst, Trust and Safety Account Security

Google

Kirkland, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Data Analysis, Data Science, Detail Oriented, Diving, Engineering Management, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Establish Priorities, Incident Response, Internet Security, Malware, Mathematics, Metrics, On Call, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Engineering, Product Management, Project/Program Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, SQL (Structured Query Language), Safety Engineering, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Analysis, State Laws and Regulations, Statistics, Strategic Planning
LOCATION
Kirkland, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:Health, dental, vision, life, disability insuranceRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company matchPaid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employmentSick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeksBaby Bonding Leave: 18 weeksHolidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables.
  • 2 years of experience in a data-intensive role such as threat intelligence, data science, trust and safety, or fraud analysis.
  • Experience working with SQL or Python.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering).
  • Experience with scripting languages like Python and in data analysis, including excellent SQL skills.
  • Experience in cybersecurity, incident response, threat intelligence or threat detection.
  • Experience with metrics design, process design or automation in the adversarial space.
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to stakeholders at different levels.

About the job

As a Security Engineering Analyst, you will be on the front lines, diving deep into active security incidents, analyzing data to understand threats, and taking action to keep our users safe. Our mission is to protect Google accounts and products from a wide range of threats and abuse and in this context you will respond to critical incidents, analyse large amounts of data to programmatically find and close vulnerabilities in our protections and use your automation and AI skills to make our response more efficient. You will find and understand how the most sophisticated threat actors are getting direct on Google accounts and help us stay ahead of them, by partnering across Trust and Safety, Engineering and Product teams.

At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust & Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$189,000 + 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. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the rapid response for high priority/severity account security incidents, conducting thorough root cause analyses to inform and implement sustainable long-term solutions.
  • Use data analysis to discover and interpret new ways attackers are compromising Google accounts or are creating and using them for abuse, identifying weak points in our systems.
  • Evolve our response capability through better communication, automation, process improvements and ideas to spot attacker behavior better and quicker.
  • Partner with the broader team, Product Manager and Engineering to identify, prioritize and develop strong strategies against the most pressing and novel threats.
  • Perform on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis, including weekend coverage/holidays.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V