Security Engineer, Android Security Assurance
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 1 year of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- 1 year of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in vulnerability discovery and analysis, design auditing, and code-level security auditing.
- Experience with security in attacks and mitigation methods.
About the job
There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.
In this role, you will work to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. You help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions.
Responsibilities
- Analyze vulnerabilities reported to exist on the Android Platform.
- Perform security code analysis and design reviews.
- Develop technical solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Advocate security and secure coding practices throughout Google and the Android ecosystem.
- Conduct research to identify new attack vectors against Android and services for Android.
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