Rene Figueroa

Hello! I am Rene Figueroa and I work as a Senior Technical Solutions Engineer at Google. My interests include software reliability, automation, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, and AI/ML. 

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Work Experience

Senior Technical Solutions Engineer

Google

04/2020 - Present

Founding Solutions Engineering member in the Google Security Operations (formerly Chronicle) team, which focuses on cyber security. Everyday brings new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow and I spend my time by doing the following:

Drives SecOps SIEM Supportability Strategy by collaborating across functions—including Product Management, Engineering Directors, and Customer Leadership—to ensure system stability and operational excellence.

Develops and Delivers high-impact, comprehensive SIEM vendor training sessions (onsite and remote) to elevate the technical expertise of the SecOps and Support teams.

Manages the stability of key customer accounts and serves as one of the primary escalation point, reducing critical incident resolution time by 50%.

Champions the exponential growth of the Detection and Response support team (scaling the team 15X) by developing comprehensive training materials, internal playbooks, and a robust mentorship for new engineers.

Technical Consulting Engineer

Cisco Systems

01/2018 - 04/2020

As a TCE, I provided technical support to customers and worked directly with development teams across the company to fix software defects and help root cause customer's network problems.

Network Engineer Intern

Cisco Systems

05/2017 - 08/2017

I worked in the Cisco Managed Services (CMS) supporting high profile customers with their networking problems revolving their voice infrastructure. I also obtained my Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) during my internship.

Engineering Intern

Palermitano Solutions

05/2016 - 08/2016

I worked on the integration of audio visual (AV) systems for Google and Uber. I contributed to my team's effort to deliver the AV integrations ahead of schedule.

Education

Software Engineering, MS

San Jose State University

01/2019 - 05/2020

Paused program to join Google full-time.

Electrical Engineering, BS

San Jose State University

08/2013 - 12/2016

I was a member of school clubs such as IEEE and Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

Skills

Python, C++, Linux, TCP/IP architecture, SIEM, SOAR, GCP, Reliability Engineering

Fast learner, team player, critical thinker

Problem-solving and troubleshooting

Contact Info

Rene Figueroa
renefig75@gmail.com

Hobbies

Outside work, I enjoy traveling to new places, watching interesting TV shows/movies, trying out new restaurants, and hanging out with friends and family.