Security Engineer II, Uppercase Research
Company: Google
Location: Austin
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
practical experience. 1 year of coding experience in one or more
general purpose languages. 1 year of experience with security
assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
Experience with security engineering, computer and network
security, and security protocols. Preferred qualifications:
Experience in security research, detection engineering, or adjacent
work. Experience with signals development, threat hunting, and
threat modeling on cloud data sources. Experience with security
analysis tooling, including cloud audit logs and Security
Information and Event Management (SIEM). 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. Uppercase is a specialized team of security
engineers dedicated to identifying and mitigating threat actors
before they can achieve their mission. Originating from Alphabet's
moonshot factory and developed within Chronicle (now Google
SecOps), we leverage skills in big data, cybersecurity, machine
learning, and cloud computing to engineer next-generation security
solutions. Our goal is to partner with the broader security
community to ensure the advantage remains with those fighting
cybercrime.Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to
digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver
enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge
technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably.
Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google
Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their
most critical business problems. The US base salary range for this
full-time position is $123,000-$174,000 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 technical threat actor behavior analysis
and perform in-depth research into emerging threat activity. Work
with partner teams across Google to discover and implement new
detection capabilities. Write and optimize YARA-L rules to track
and identify potentially malicious behavior. Maintain and scale
detection engineering processes and tooling as needed. Innovate
detection engineering strategies by leveraging LLM-based
technologies and AI agents.
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