Security Engineer
Description For Security Engineer
YouTube, a global leader in video sharing and streaming, is seeking a Security Engineer to join their team. This role represents an exceptional opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creative content delivery, where you'll be responsible for safeguarding one of the world's most popular platforms.
The position offers a competitive compensation package ranging from $189,000 to $284,000, plus additional benefits including bonus and equity opportunities. As a Security Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of protecting YouTube's vast infrastructure and millions of users worldwide.
Your responsibilities will encompass leading YouTube's security strategy, consulting on security incidents across products, and developing secure operational practices. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, including LLM models, to identify and address security gaps. The role involves collaboration with penetration testing teams, employing advanced techniques like reverse engineering and fuzzing, and providing crucial security guidance to engineering teams.
The ideal candidate brings 8 years of comprehensive security engineering experience, with demonstrated expertise in security assessments, threat modeling, and coding. Leadership experience is crucial, as you'll be guiding teams and managing technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment. Industry certifications such as OSCP or SANS GIAC are highly valued.
Working at YouTube means joining a culture that believes in giving everyone a voice and making the world better through shared stories and community building. The company moves at the speed of culture, exploring new ideas and solving real problems while maintaining a collaborative and innovative environment.
This role offers the unique opportunity to impact billions of users while working with some of the most sophisticated security challenges in tech. You'll be part of a team that values creativity, technical excellence, and innovative problem-solving, all while helping to shape the future of digital content security.
The position includes comprehensive benefits and the chance to work with a diverse, global team. YouTube's commitment to equal opportunity and creating a culture of belonging means you'll be part of an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and ideas.
Responsibilities For Security Engineer
- Lead the security strategy for YouTube and consult on security incidents across YouTube products
- Review and develop secure operational practices, provide security guidance to engineers and support staff
- Respond to vulnerabilities with appropriate repositories, mitigations, and hardening
- Engage with penetration testing teams and employ techniques like reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis
- Review designs for security gaps
- Explore foundational / LLM models for identifying security gaps in product areas
Requirements For Security Engineer
- 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
- 3 years of experience in incident management
- Industry-recognized security certifications (preferred)
- Experience with information security incident and threat assessments (preferred)
- Understanding full software stack (preferred)
Benefits For Security Engineer
- bonus
- equity
- benefits package
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