Information Security Engineer Job in Mountain View, California US
Information Security Engineer - Mountain View
This position is based in Mountain View, CA.
The area: Engineering
Simply put, Google engineers make computers do amazing things. Populated by extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented people, our Engineering team gets excited by developing new applications that really make a difference and are used by millions of people. We're driven by Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. If you seek to tackle such challenges as building a highly scalable computing infrastructure, novel storage systems, innovative user experiences or the next big application that will change the world, then this might be a perfect fit for you.
The role: Information Security Engineer
As an Information Security Engineer at Google you will help ensure that our software and infrastructure is designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will perform security audits, risk analysis, application-level vulnerability testing and security code-reviews on a wide variety of Google products. You will also work closely with other Google Software Engineers to enhance our application security posture. Top candidates will enjoy analyzing software designs and implementations from a security perspective and will be recognized experts at discovering subtle security issues that appear under unexpected threat scenarios.
Responsibilities:
- Perform security code audits and design reviews.
- Develop technical solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Evangelize security and secure coding practices throughout Google.
- Conduct research to identify new attack vectors against Google's products and services.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/MS in Computer Science (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience).
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4 years of relevant work experience including experience in application-level vulnerability testing and code-level security auditing, as well as experience in web application security and software development experience in C++ or Java.
- Strong foundation in and in-depth technical knowledge of security engineering, computer and network security, authentication and security protocols and applied cryptography.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong self motivation and orientation toward results.
