Sr. Security Engineer, AWS Security

Amazon • Seattle, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Come help us secure critical Identity and Governance services in the AWS cloud and deliver world-class defense for AWS customers! Amazon Web Services (AWS) Identity and Governance teams build and operate the identity, authentication, and authorization stack for the AWS cloud, and build services that enable customers to manage access and governance across their AWS environments at scale. AWS Identity and Governance services empower customers to confidently and securely execute their workflows with flexible controls which meet their individual security requirements. As a Senior Security Engineer at Amazon, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of security solutions that protect our global infrastructure, products, and customer data. This role combines deep security expertise with advanced software engineering capabilities to build scalable security systems and frameworks. We are seeking an experienced software engineer who brings both skills and passion for raising the security bar.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other related discipline
• Experience operating as a software developer of highly scaled distributed systems.
• Experience in security engineering and network technologies (PCAP, Netflow), Operating Systems and network security, common attack patterns and exploitation techniques.
• Experience with Security Operations, Incident Response, Threat Hunting and Assurance methodologies.
• Experience with common attack patterns and exploitation techniques.
• Practical knowledge of system security analysis techniques such as threat modeling, attack graphs.
• Expertise in writing run-books, and complexity analysis, execute vulnerability scans and reviews vulnerability assessment reports.
• 5+ years of software development or security engineering

Nice To Haves

• Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
• Masters or PhD in Computer Science or related field
• Experience on a Red Team or implementing proactive security practices in a professional setting
• Experience leading large-scale security projects
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven system design skills
• Ability to accomplish stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
• Excellent leadership, teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and drive

Responsibilities

• Lead complex security initiatives across multiple services teams and drive architectural decisions that impact organization-wide security posture
• Build automated security testing frameworks and continuous security monitoring system
• Build prototypes and proofs of concept to demonstrate feasibility for new, innovative security technologies
• Design and implement scalable security solutions using Java, Python, Go, or other relevant languages
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and establish security engineering best practices
• Partner with software development teams to build security controls directly into the development lifecycle
• Lead security incident responses and drive root cause analysis for complex security events
• Influence product roadmaps by providing security expertise during planning phases
• Drive technical direction for security projects impacting multiple teams or organizations
• Author and maintain technical design documents for security systems and controls
• Review and approve security architecture proposals and technical implementation plans
• Lead security reviews for critical systems and applications
• Partner with Product, Operations, and Development teams to drive security improvements
• Represent security engineering in senior-level technical discussions
• Mentor junior security engineers and develop team capabilities
• Drive security best practices across engineering organizations

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior