Engineering Analyst, Trust and Safety, Ads Account Takeover
Location: Dublin, Ireland
• Level: Mid
Overview
You will work with a team of analysts that assess and address threats against Google Ads accounts in the hijacking space.
You are keen to identify and solve problems at scale and have excellent analytical, technical and security skills.
You are proactive, motivated, organized, responsible, innovative and are able to work well in a changing, global, cross-functional, and team-oriented environment and demonstrate excellent technical know-how, effective communication to get things done.
You will work closely with engineering and product teams to ensure defenses against new threat vectors, adapting products to provide a safe experience for users and advertisers.
You will build, leverage and evaluate models and operations to solve cybersecurity and abuse problems.
This role may review graphic or controversial content and requires infrequent on-call schedules outside of working hours, including weekends/holidays.
Responsibilities
Provide detailed and actionable qualitative and quantitative understanding of the Ads account takeover threat landscape, including designing and improving data collection, processes and quality measures.
Design and build early warning alerts for novel and changing threats by researching attacker operations and interactions with our systems.
Provide and apply security intelligence to respond to new adversarial campaigns or actors.
Work with product and engineering teams to implement this intelligence into prevention and detection systems.
Provide training and work with Ads Safety to obtain tooling improvements when needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data.
5 years of experience managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables.
Preferred qualifications
Bachelor's degree or relevant experience in a technical field (computer science, engineering, math, physics, cyber security).
5 years of experience with SQL, R, Python, or C++.
Experience deriving actionable insights, root-cause analysis, and intelligence from data sources; rolling out security policies, measuring and communicating impact; cyber security, protecting accounts against threats; or using large-scale data analysis to resolve problems, processes or operations.
Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
About the job
Fast-paced, dynamic, and proactive, YouTube's Trust & Safety team is dedicated to making YouTube a safe place for users, viewers, and content creators to create and express themselves.
Whether understanding and solving online content concerns, navigating global legal frameworks, or writing and enforcing worldwide policy, the Trust & Safety team is on the frontlines of enhancing the YouTube experience, building internet safety, and protecting free speech in our evolving digital world.
In this role, you will collaborate with a team of analysts to assess and address threats against Google Ads accounts in the hijacking space.
You are prepared to identify and solve problems at scale with strong analytical, technical and security skills.
You are proactive, motivated, organized, responsible, innovative, and able to work well in a changing, global, cross-functional environment, communicating effectively to get things done.
You will work closely with engineering and product teams to adapt products and defenses against new threat vectors and ensure a safe experience for users and advertisers.
You will build, leverage and evaluate models and operations to solve cybersecurity and abuse problems.
This role may involve reviewing graphic or controversial content and occasional on-call duties outside standard hours, including weekends and holidays.
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