3 days ago
Waterloo, CanadaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Build innovative solutions to protect the Google Ads ecosystem from evolving attacks.
- Decode adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures and investigate threat activity.
- Analyze datasets to uncover patterns and anomalies.
- Proactively identify and help fix security flaws and vulnerabilities with software engineering teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-product teams including Ads Quality, Trust and Safety, GBO, YouTube, and Google Play.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related security field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least two years of experience in security engineering, threat intelligence, trust and safety, or a related abuse-fighting field.
- Experience with Python, Go, C++, or Java.
- Experience with data analysis, SQL, and investigating datasets to identify patterns or anomalies.
- Preferred: master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
- Preferred: experience applying machine learning techniques to classification or anomaly detection.
- Preferred: experience leading cross-functional investigations, attributing threat campaigns, or identifying systemic vulnerabilities.
- Preferred: understanding of adversarial TTPs and intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, STIX, or the Diamond Model.
- Preferred: ability to communicate complex technical findings to non-technical stakeholders and partner teams.
Benefits
- Canada compensation includes CAD 150000–153000 base pay, a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
- Work supports large-scale Google Ads, AI, and security initiatives in collaboration with teams across Google.
About Google
Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.