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Boulder, COJob$147–210K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Google’s Security team works to maintain a safe operating environment for users and developers. The Security Engineer works with network equipment, monitors systems for attacks and intrusions, and partners with software engineers to identify and fix security flaws. The role focuses on building automated security workflows and defenses, improving infrastructure detections, and evaluating production systems while participating in security-event response.
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XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.
The application window will be open until at least November 24, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Minimum qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
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2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
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2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
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2 years of experience coding in one or more general purpose programming languages.
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Experience in cyber threat engineering (e.g., vulnerability research, exploit development, reverse engineering, malware analysis, threat modeling, code-level security auditing).
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Experience in a technical security role (e.g., security engineering, security research, DevSecOps, incident response, SOC analyst, incident response, malware research, threat analysis).
Preferred qualifications:
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Experience driving operational continuity and detection fidelity in infrastructure environments.
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Experience executing on intermediate software engineering tasks, with an interest in managing technical projects.
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Experience in systems engineering, virtualization, and Linux.
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Experience in implementing, administering, or troubleshooting network infrastructure devices (e.g., firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, network monitoring tools).
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Knowledge of intrusion detection, network hardening, and threat intelligence.
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Knowledge of data evaluation and regression testing for production systems.
About the job
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
Responsibilities
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Design, develop, and deploy scalable software systems and frameworks to automate complex security workflows and engineer autonomous defenses that protect against external attacks and insider risks.
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Re-engineer and optimize a broad set of complex security detections to safeguard Google's core compute, network, and data platforms.
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Apply data-driven methodologies to perform evaluation, regression testing, and tuning of autonomous agents for production systems.
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Work with partner teams from around Google to discover new detection capabilities, improve operational sustainability, and continuously increase the fidelity of our security signals.
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Participate in a global operation to hunt for and respond to security events, including large-scale security incidents.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,205 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$147–210K/yr
- Colorado median$123–190K/yr108 salary ranges
- US median$132–204K/yr3,386 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $179K, is 16% above the Colorado median midpoint ($154K) — in the top quarter of Security Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 124 open Security Engineer jobs in Colorado and 4,205 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
- Deloitte14 open
- General Dynamics Mis8 open
- Meta5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,639 postings).
- Education
- 1,107 of the 4,205 open Security Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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