Security Engineer, Leo Security

Amazon • Redmond, WA

28d • $159,300 - $202,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Leo Security team owns the security of product and operations of Leo end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. You will work in a start-up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

Export Control Requirement
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Requirements

• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
• 3+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non-internship) experience
• 3+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) experience
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or experience in IT Security
• Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience performing security activities across one or more phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, and security testing

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and implement Leo's detection pipeline.
• Advocate for the creation & deployment of new testing tools and detection mechanisms.
• Leverage support from automation teams to find discoverable vulnerabilities.
• Identify design & implementation defects and build compensating detective controls.
• Support product development processes by providing consultation services on difficult security decisions.
• Collaborate with business leaders to define security priorities.
• Support product leaders by acting as a trusted advisor.
• Provide direction that makes security easy.
• Help leaders measure their org's security execution.
• Guide teams towards outcomes that produce products that safely handle customer data.
• Collaborate with builder teams to assess technical debt and risk.
• Provide strategic direction that addresses vulnerabilities and fortifies our products.
• Be a resource that leads the burn down of long-term risk.
• Instill a security culture in builder teams.
• Mentor builders who aspire to become security advocates & security engineers via 1-1 sessions & office hours.
• Assist Red Teams in identifying security testing priorities.
• Assist in scoping penetration tests and help deep-dive on these engagements.
• Investigate emerging security issues, root cause them, and devise mechanisms to detect them.
• Hack some really cool bleeding edge tech!

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: Mid Level