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Security Consultant, Red Team, Google Public Sector

Security Consultant, Red Team, Google Public Sector

1 Hour ago • 2 Years + • Cyber Security

About the job

Summary

As a Security Consultant, Red Team at Google Public Sector, you'll help clients prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats. Responsibilities include performing offensive security assessments (red teaming, penetration testing of networks, applications, and mobile/wireless systems), forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. You'll work on complex engagements, advising clients on technical and process-based security controls, developing reports for technical and executive audiences, and mentoring other staff. You'll also act as a technical advocate for information security requirements and present complex concepts to various stakeholders. The role requires strong communication, technical expertise in areas like cloud security, and experience with penetration testing tools.

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Must have:

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
2+ years penetration testing/red teaming experience
Experience with network, web application, and mobile security testing
Excellent communication and reporting skills

Good to have:

OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, OSCP, CCSAS, CCT, INF certifications
Cloud penetration testing experience
Proficiency with Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite
Experience in information security implementation/assessment

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with penetration testing and red teaming functions, including network, web application, mobile, cloud, social engineering, scripting, or tool development.
Experience with the tools used for wireless, web application, and network security testing.

Preferred qualifications:

Certifications related to offensive security including OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, OSCP, CCSAS, CCT, INF, or relevant SANS courses.
Experience conducting pen tests on cloud environments, identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities, and proficiency with various pen testing tools and techniques (e.g., Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite).
Experience implementing or assessing information security implementation or assessment of security controls.
Knowledge of tools used for wireless, web application, and network security testing.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop documentation and explain technical details in a concise manner.

About the job

As a Security Consultant, you will be responsible for helping clients effectively prepare for, proactively mitigate, and detect and respond to cyber security threats. Security Consultants have an understanding of computer science, operating system functionality and networking, cloud services, corporate network environments and how to apply this knowledge to cyber security threats.

As a Security Consultant, you could work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. You may also test client networks, applications and devices by emulating the latest techniques to help them defend against threats, and will be the technical advocate for information security requirements and provide an in-depth understanding of the information security domain. You will also articulate and present complex concepts to business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical contributors and successfully lead complex engagements alongside cross functional teams.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing cyber security consulting services and support to our clients, including assessing and advising clients on both technical and process-based controls for all manner of environments. You will perform offensive security assessments, including end-to-end adversarial emulation of cyber attacks against customer organizations, and other technical cyber assessments including red team assessments, purple team assessments, external penetration, web application, mobile and wireless security testing.

brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000-$154,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 .

Responsibilities

Perform offensive technical cyber security engagements of a varied nature.
Interface with clients to address concerns, issues, or escalations. Track and drive to closure any issues that impact the engagements, advising on security best practices for remediating discovered issues.
Expand the team’s capabilities through tool creation, research on offensive techniques, incorporation of threat actor intelligence, internal presentations and knowledge share.
Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences, and act as a trusted advisor to C-level, security leaders, and other customer stakeholders.
Assist with scoping prospective engagements, leading teams for engagements from kickoff through the remediation phase, as well as mentoring other staff.

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$105.0K - $154.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$129.5K/yr avg.

Worldwide

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