Staff Security Engineer, Incident Management, YouTube
Description For Staff Security Engineer, Incident Management, YouTube
YouTube, a leading platform in video content sharing and community building, is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead their Incident Management efforts. This role combines advanced security engineering with strategic leadership, requiring 8 years of security expertise and coding experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $197,000-$291,000, plus additional benefits including bonus and equity.
As a Staff Security Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of protecting YouTube's vast ecosystem, working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creative content sharing. You'll guide security strategy, develop secure operational practices, and lead incident response efforts across YouTube's products. The role requires deep expertise in security protocols, network security, and incident handling, with opportunities to explore innovative solutions using Large Language Models for security gap identification.
The ideal candidate will bring a combination of technical excellence and leadership experience, with proven ability in incident handling and technical risk analysis. You'll work with cross-functional teams to review designs, implement security measures, and develop automated solutions for security workflows. This position offers the unique opportunity to impact security at scale, protecting millions of users while enabling YouTube's mission of giving everyone a voice to share their stories.
Working from San Bruno, CA, you'll join a dynamic team committed to maintaining security without compromising user experience or innovation. This role offers the chance to shape the security future of one of the world's largest content platforms, while working with cutting-edge technology and contributing to YouTube's mission of showing people the world through shared stories and experiences.
Responsibilities For Staff Security Engineer, Incident Management, YouTube
- Guide 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
- Review designs for security gaps, both with one-time and longer term engagements
- Surface vulnerability patterns and design them out
- Explore foundational/Large Language Models (LLM) for identifying security gaps in product areas
Requirements For Staff Security Engineer, Incident Management, YouTube
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols
- 8 years of experience with coding in one or more languages
- 3 years of experience in leading teams in a technical capacity or technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment
- 3 years of experience as an incident handler or coordinator
- Experience with information security incident and threat assessments
- Experience in the analysis of IP-based network traffic
- Experience in development of scripts to help automate workflows
- Knowledge of log analysis and forensics across distributed systems
- Knowledge of full-stack software systems
Benefits For Staff Security Engineer, Incident Management, YouTube
- bonus
- equity
- benefits
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