Staff Security Engineer

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• 3 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.

Nice to haves:

• Technical Security Certifications (OSCP, SANS-SEC460/SEC542/SEC560/SEC588, etc.).
• Experience in development with a focus on Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
• Experience in security skills (e.g., analysis, debugging, tracing).
• Understanding of full software stack from devices (embedded, mobile, web) to frontend serving stack, back-end, video streaming systems, global networking, crypto, protocols.
• Ability to lead teams of people in ambiguous situations through influence and not authority.
• Excellent communication skills and a data-driven problem solving approach towards complex challenges.

What you'll be doing:

• Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
• Lead the security strategy for YouTube. Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
• Lead and consult on security incidents across YouTube products. Respond to vulnerabilities with repos, mitigation, and hardening.
• Engage with pen testing teams to identify vulnerabilities and use techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
• Review designs for security gaps, both with one-time and longer term engagements. Explore foundational/Large Language Model (LLM) models for identifying security gaps in product areas.

Perks and benefits:

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