Abuse Analyst, API

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, or related fields.
• 3 years of experience with data analysis using SQL or Python.
• Experience in Abuse Detection or Abuse Policies.
• Experience with anomaly detection and trend identification.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's or PhD in a relevant field.
• Experience in SQL, building dashboards, data collection/transformation, visualization/dashboards, or experience in a scripting/programming language (e.g. Python).
• Experience with security and privacy audits and understanding of security principles and practices.
• Experience with cloud-based applications, developer API reviews and security solutions development and implementation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and the ability to influence cross-functionally at various levels.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
  
  

About The Job

At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust and Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A diverse team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages. The Third Party Data Safety team’s mission is to protect every Google user's privacy and build trust in how their data is shared with third-party apps while maintaining a third-party developer ecosystem. We drive towards our mission on a daily basis through OAuth access reviews, security assessments, cross-product abuse signal monitoring and architecting developer enforcement models.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$191,000 + 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 benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Translate into models or adhoc sweeps and develop infrastructure to support analyses and automate audit procedures. Conduct thorough analysis of recently activated tokens/projects to understand patterns and threats.
• Analyze business, infrastructure and other signal data for a variety of patterns including fraud, brand risk, control breakdown and regulatory non-compliance; succinctly calibrate and convey findings from your work to varied stakeholders. Perform ongoing detailed risk assessments and develop detailed recommendations for mitigating findings.
• Drive prioritization, alignment and implementation of risk mitigation initiatives in partnership with teams in Core, GCP, DSPA, etc. Deliver process impact measures and establish metrics for programs, comprehensive reporting, and actionable insights on risks and process health.
• Coordinate across T&S teams for socializing metrics and engaging in governance forums.
• Perform on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis, including weekend coverage.
  
  
  

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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .