--- title: Security Engineer II, Enterprise Detection Engineering description: Google is hiring for the Security Engineer II, Enterprise Detection Engineering role in San Jose, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/security-engineer-ii-enterprise-detection-engineering-at-google-01a137b3-0ccc-7f4a-b29e-a83c7907ba32 date: 2026-10-14T00:20:30Z og_description: Join Google as Security Engineer II, Enterprise Detection Engineering in San Jose, CA. Pays $123K–$174K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/bijrqp.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Jose, CA | | **Salary** | $123K/yr - $174K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 13, 2026 | ## Description 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. As a Security Engineer in Enterprise Detection, you will help secure Google's enterprise systems and users from human and agentic cyber threats. This includes corporate endpoints (macOS, Linux, ChromeOS), off-Google and 2P/3P entities (e.g., Aqs/Bets), and infrastructure powering internal AI services/agents. You will build affluencies in Google's detection engineering practices aimed at using AI and traditional strategies to scale/mature high-fidelity detections to identify external threat actors and insider threats before they cause harm. Working with guidance from senior teammates, you will solve well-defined problems—typically focused on individual components or tactical subtasks within larger projects—while collaborating effectively with incident response, enterprise security (IIP), and engineering partners. You are expected to reliably execute well defined/delegated project tasks, drive iterative improvements to existing detections and workflows (e.g., integrate automation, adapt to agentic components), and build strong foundational and intermediate expertise in agentic detection engineering, automation, and threat modeling. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $123000 - $174000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Support peers to plan and execute threat models and scope detection requirements for enterprise surfaces, focusing on high-risk areas such as Insider Exfiltration, Access Abuse, and Malicious Process Execution. - Support engineers to design and implement components of detection logic for systems involving multiple (2-3) interconnected components, ensuring comprehensive coverage across enterprise surfaces. - Assess security risks and justify detection strategies based on threat intelligence and risk models. Design and implement improvements to existing detections to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity. - Participate in post-exercise analysis (e.g., Red Team, Purple Team) to identify detection gaps, document findings, and implement remediation detections. - Work with peers to propose and implement incremental improvements to detection engineering pipelines, testing frameworks and automation tooling. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. - 1 year of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling. - 1 year of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages. - Experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols. ### Preferred qualifications: - Experience developing tools or automating workflows to improve security operations. - Experience with query languages (e.g., SQL, Logica) and detection rule formats (e.g., Yara-L, YARA, Sigma). - Some on-job or in-classroom experience in detection engineering, security operations (SOC), threat hunting, or incident response. - Knowledge of building and tuning detections on enterprise surfaces (macOS, Linux, Google Workspace/SaaS). - Knowledge of AI and agentic systems and concepts. - Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat modeling methodologies. - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. - 1 year of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling. - 1 year of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages. - Experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols. ## Skills - Detection Engineering - Agentic Systems - Security Operations - Threat Hunting - Artificial Intelligence - SQL - Cyber Threat Intelligence - Risk Modeling - Mac OS - Incident Response - Security Engineering - Six Sigma - Linux - Software as a Service (SaaS) - Security Assessment - MITRE Att&ck Software - Network Security - Process Management - Threat Modeling - Google Workspace - IT Security Architecture ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Cybersecurity jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cybersecurity?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Security Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cybersecurity/security-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 275249 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 14365 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10864 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3853 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 275249 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 14365 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10864 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3853 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)