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Senior Security Engineer, AI Threats Mission

Job in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, 94039, USA
Listing for: Google Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
  • Engineering
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 166000 - 244000 USD Yearly USD 166000.00 244000.00 YEAR
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Senior Security Engineer, AI Threats Mission

Google Mountain View, CA, USA;
New York, NY, USA

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 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.
  • 1 year of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
Preferred qualifications
  • Experience identifying and prioritizing cyber threats for investigation, threat actor attribution, threat tracking, and analysis of complex attack chains across the full intrusion lifecycle.
  • Experience with technical analysis, including the development of file, host, and network signatures leveraging multiple malware and network detection platforms, static and dynamic malware analysis, host forensics or other technical topics.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present to technical and non-technical audiences.
About the job

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.

Google Threat Intelligence Group is hiring a Security Engineer to be embedded with Google Deep Mind. This role is all about finding evil in the AI space and using what we learn in the AI space to improve AI related security within Google Deep Mind as an embedded engineer.

As a Senior Security Engineer, you will understand threat landscape for both criminal and state-backed threat activity, as well as understanding of adversary tradecraft used across the full intrusion lifecycle and an in-depth understanding of AI models and classifiers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + 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
  • Conduct and lead research into how threat actors are using and attacking AI systems. Monitor and analyze threat activity across the AI Threats Mission prioritized data sources, perform threat clustering, deep analysis of tradecraft or Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) involved, and document research findings in intelligence platforms.
  • Hunt for threat actor activity across data sources, and develop automatable signal logic (e.g., queries, rules, scripts, signatures, etc.), that help operationalize our ability to surface important threat activity at scale.
  • Integrate Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) Intelligence with Google Deep Mind to improve detection capabilities.
  • Develop scripts and other automations to collect and process subsets of data to facilitate intelligence analysis, support the team in driving automation requirements into larger engineering efforts and systems.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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