A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in their security domain, for this role it's third party software and open source vulnerability management, and provide contributions to the AWS Security team and to our customers throughout Amazon. Security engineers are expected to develop elegant solutions to complex business problems and apply appropriate technologies while following security engineering best practices. You are also expected to mentor more junior engineers and be a security thought leader for the organization. A Security Engineer must foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted with discordant views. When solutions fail, they dive deep and make sure that root causes are understood and eliminated with a permanent solution. They take on projects where business and security problems are well understood, but the implementations aren't fully thought out. They balance constraints, limiting the use of short-term workarounds. They ensure the solutions they produce can be maintained and supported or built upon by those not familiar with the space by writing clear documentation and making logical design choices.
You'll be handling complex challenges related to scaling third-party software vulnerability management across AWS's ever-growing infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to:
1) Analyze third-party software and open source vulnerabilities, holding an opinionated view of which pose the greatest risk to our customers
2) Build end-to-end tracking, monitoring, and remediation mechanisms that enable service teams to update third-party software at zero builder cost
3) Drive large-scale, high-impact remediation and react quickly to new threat scenarios
4) Build security automation and use GenAI tooling to scale your impact across the fleet
5) Deliver security metrics and process improvements
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- Experience using AI tools to support or enhance security engineering work
- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
- Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
- Experience in ownership of projects and communicating timelines and executing independently
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, TX, Austin - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually
