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Security Engineer
Job ID: 2356497 | Amazon.com Services LLC
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DESCRIPTION
Customer Service Security is the first line of defense protecting our Customers and their interests from technical & malicious adversaries, seeking to steal their data and/or cause them harm. We are looking for Security Engineers who are ready to take on a front-line role in addressing security issues facing the largest Customer Service operation in the world, where customer obsession equals protection. Security issues at this scale and speed require a passion for engineering robust solutions to complex security challenges, as well as the ability to quickly design and build solutions to address them.

CS Security is looking for Security Engineers to ensure that our Customer protection is always the priority. We drive incidents to the highest standards, to maintain and enhance internal and external customer trust. If you enjoy analyzing, engineering and architecting solutions to deliver results faster, and you are skilled at investigating security issues and new threat scenarios, this position will provide you with a challenging opportunity to work alongside world-class talent in solving complex and far-reaching problems. A successful candidate will have a good mix of deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in Security Engineering and Architecture activities. This is a remote role in the United States.

Key Responsibilities include:

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the incident response & technical investigation lifecycle, owning the deep dive and coordination to turn data into information.
Respond to Incidents in a timely manner, providing leadership & guidance to all security analysts.
Conduct deep-dive investigations into threat and fraud abuse reports and detections
Influence service teams across Amazon to develop systems and processes with security best practices.
Attend internal and external training regarding security engineering and response.
Find opportunities to improve from large-scale security incident investigations.
Participate in or lead post-mortem analyses.
Design & Build security-related services for internal customers.
Develop and mentor other security engineers, analysts, investigators, and software developers.

Key job responsibilities
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the incident response & technical investigation lifecycle, owning the deep dive and coordination to turn data into information.
Respond to Incidents in a timely manner, providing leadership & guidance to all security analysts.
Conduct deep-dive investigations into threat and fraud abuse reports and detections
Influence service teams across Amazon to develop systems and processes with security best practices.
Attend internal and external training regarding security engineering and response.

Find opportunities to improve from large-scale security incident investigations.
Participate in or lead post-mortem analyses.
Design & Build security-related services for internal customers.
Develop and mentor other security engineers, analysts, investigators, and software developers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 5+ years of work in related technical roles (such as threat hunting, threat intelligence, security data analysis, etc.).
• 5+ years with cloud technologies (AWS preferred, Azure, Google Cloud, etc).
• 5+ years experience with security analysis on cloud services, especially server-less and authentication services.
• 3 + years experience using data analysis tools and technologies, such as SQL, Jupyter, R, Python.
• 3+ years experience with active attacks / live scenarios / applied computer security

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Masters degree in mathematics, computer science, or related engineering disciplines.
• Familiarity with host and network log analysis.
• Standing relationships with global associations relevant to the position.
• Knowledge and experience with hunting utilizing TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures).
• Experience with security architecture, system architecture, threat modeling, incident handling/response, reverse engineering, malware analysis, adversary methodologies, and/or threat intelligence.
• Possess a strong understanding of common enterprise technologies.
• Extensive knowledge of computing security issues and threat vectors.
• Experience with AWS products and services.
• Experience with cross-organizational collaboration and creation of remediation plans.
• Experience reporting, briefing, roadmaps, and strategic planning documents

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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