Systems Engineer, ESCAPE

Amazon • Seattle, WA

15d

About The Position

Are you passionate about operating and enhancing mission-critical data security
solutions that protect Amazon's vast infrastructure? The Endpoint Security
Capabilities and Platform Engineering (ESCAPE) team is seeking a driven Systems
Engineer to join our dynamic group. We are responsible for managing the tools
and services that monitor and respond to malicious/suspicious activity across
Amazon and its subsidiaries, with a focus on delivering best-in-class data
security solutions.

In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of implementing, operating, and
continuously improving our data security services, working with both first-party
and third-party security solutions. Your work will directly impact the
effectiveness and reliability of our endpoint solutions, making a direct impact
on the security posture of Amazon and its subsidiaries. If you're passionate
about delivering extensible, on-time solutions and have experience working
within a high-performance team, we want to hear from you!

As a Systems Engineer in the ESCAPE team, your day centers on maintaining
Amazon's data security posture. You'll monitor system health, address alerts,
and collaborate with security engineers, IT, third party vendors, and others to
optimize deployments. Tasks include fine-tuning automation scripts, testing new
capabilities, and analyzing logs for potential issues. You'll work closely with
environment owners to prioritize features and plan deployments. Your customers
are Amazon's business units and subsidiaries, whose data you protect. Key
challenges involve maintaining system performance at scale, minimizing impact
related to changes and deployments, and swiftly responding to issues within our
supported infrastructure. Your role is vital in ensuring the reliability and
efficiency of Amazon's endpoint security platform across its diverse technology
landscape.

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

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
• Experience in any of the following: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Bash, Shell or equivalent
• 4+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration experience
• 5+ years of experience in data security engineering, with expertise in Microsoft security technologies including Purview and Defender for Office.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and developing scripts to automate operational burdens and reviewing scripting changes to ensure they meet the standards for maintainability, scalability and security
• Experience working in 24/7 production environment
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and web services
• Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200), Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC-400), CISSP, CISM.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize the deployment, configuration, and performance of our security services across Amazon's global infrastructure and its subsidiaries.
• Collaborate with environment owners and stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring our solutions meet the evolving security needs of the business.
• Develop and maintain automated processes for the efficient management and scaling of our endpoint security services.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and drive the resolution of problems, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions.
• Leverage various monitoring and analysis tools to proactively identify and address security risks.
• Evaluate and test new capabilities to enhance our endpoint security platform.
• Stay current with the latest trends and best practices in endpoint security, contributing to the continuous improvement of our service offerings.

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

What This Job Offers

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