ACTI Cyber Threat Exploitation Engineer , Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence

Amazon•Herndon, VA

About The Position

Amazon is seeking an innovative Senior Security Engineer to join the Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI) team as a Cyber Threat Exploitation Engineer where you will leverage your in-depth knowledge and analysis of emergent exploits, exploit frameworks, and vulnerabilities to identify novel threat actors, discover attacks against Amazon, AWS and its customers. ACTI is responsible to identify, curate, and report timely, accurate, and actionable threat intelligence. ACTI delivers cyber threat intelligence to Amazon and AWS leadership, service teams, partners, and both internal and external customers. In the Cyber Threat Exploitation Engineer role you will formulate new analytic techniques and work across teams to drive the supporting capabilities. A deep understanding of advanced actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) is required, as well as how those TTP’s will present themselves in network-based and host-based logs derived from software, operating systems, networks, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, and web applications. In addition, you will script and help automate recurring tasks to improve the overall effectiveness of the intelligence and how it is utilized throughout Amazon and AWS. Beyond direct technical work on exploits, vulnerability research, and threat intelligence, the Cyber Threat Exploitation Engineer will steer strategic direction in the secure design of AWS services, drive tactical results from red and blue team engagements, coordinate takedowns of malicious infrastructure, and drive effective technical countermeasures. The Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI) - Vulnerability & Exploitation team is responsible for developing actionable intelligence on exploits and vulnerabilities utilized by advanced cyber threats against Amazon, AWS, and customers. We obtain indicators and intelligence from a variety of internal and external sources and use that information to develop an understanding of sophisticated, emerging actors, and their tools, techniques, and procedures. We then leverage that understanding to proactively identify and mitigate malicious activity. Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why Amazon Security? At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores Inclusive Team Culture In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices. Training & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Requirements

BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or 5+ years of technical work experience
5+ years of industry-based experience in security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques (non-internship) experience
5+ years of any combination of the following: application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and penetration testing experience
5+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
5+ years of SQL experience
Knowledge of and experience with cloud infrastructure technologies

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or MS degree
5+ years experience Threat Intelligence research and analysis related to software exploits and the creation of corresponding detections and/or countermeasures
Experience with malware analysis, network flow analysis, and large scale data analysis
Experience with firmware reverse engineering, and analysis of ARM, MIPS, and x86-64 binaries.
Experience fuzzing software for correctness and triaging crashes, Web application enumeration and attack surface analysis
Strong understanding of Windows, Linux, and or OS X internals, web, and common software vulnerabilities, to include, functional understanding of stack, heap exploitation along with general web application exploitation (SQLi, XSS, command injection, authentication bypass)

Responsibilities

Identify, research, and analyze novel vulnerabilities discovered in threat intelligence data, applications, devices, and networks
Interface with ACTI reverse engineers to provide reversing requirements as well as be able to independently triage malware, analyze exploit samples, and study attack techniques to understand how vulnerabilities are being weaponized
Pursue actionable intelligence on current exploits, perform deep dive analysis of malicious artifacts related to software exploits, and use that data to identify attacks against Amazon, AWS, and its customers
Analyze large and unstructured data sets to identify trends and anomalies indicative of malicious activities
Create security techniques and automation for internal use that enable the team to operate at high speed and broad scale
Provide situational awareness on the current threat landscape and the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with specific threats
Accurately document ongoing investigations, craft consumable threat intelligence products, and clearly present and communicate emerging threats and high-risk vulnerabilities in operating systems and software libraries, cloud, network devices, and web applications to key stakeholders
Periodic on-call responsibilities