Security Engineer, Abuse Vulnerability Rewards Program - Google
Seattle, WA
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- 2 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with writing Python code in production environments.
- Experience working with external parties or in a publicly-facing role.
- Experience with Generative AI or similar AI/ML systems.
- Experience working with product teams to remediate identified issues.
- Experience working in bug bounties.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
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.
The Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) team is responsible for assessing VRP reports, interacting with researchers and product teams, deciding on rewards for reporters, and managing coordinated disclosure of vulnerabilities.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Abuse VRP, including triaging incoming reports, ensuring timely assessments, and driving resolutions in collaboration with product teams.
- Foster communication between researchers and product teams, facilitating seamless collaboration and timely vulnerability remediation.
- Evaluate reported vulnerabilities, considering their severity, impact, and exploitability, to determine appropriate rewards in accordance with program guidelines.
- Engage with the VRP community and contribute to cross-team initiatives to enhance the bug bounty experience for all reporters.
- Improve Abuse VRP operations and tooling by refining processes based on operational insights and developing new features to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
