Security Engineer, AWS Security Cloud Response

About the position

The AWS Cloud Security Response team manages the security and availability of AWS Cloud services. We operate on the 'AWS' side of the Shared Responsibility Model to ensure 'Security of the Cloud' and to protect our customers. This role requires engineers to work tactically with both internal and external stakeholders to solve security challenges at massive scale, and to think strategically to develop and implement changes to drive automation, scalability and continuous progress for the organization. We're looking for talented software and systems professionals with a passion for security who thrive in dynamic environments to help us continue to raise the security bar for cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Supply oversight of in-flight security issues.
• Triage new incoming issues to determine the level of risk they present to AWS, and then accordingly prioritize its remediation in conjunction with the impacted service team.
• Communicate the state of these issues to various audiences, both technical and non-technical, at various levels of seniority (up to and including AWS' Chief Information Security Officer).
• Escalate issues to senior AWS leadership if you feel your issues are not being treated at the correct pace due to their impact to ensure that we are putting customers first.
• Explore building and improving our tooling to make your own life easier, and at the same time, sharing that benefit with all our engineers globally.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years' equivalent technology experience.
• 3+ years or more of proven experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security.
• 2+ years of scripting/coding experience in any language (including Bash/PowerShell scripting). Previous experience in Python scripting would be ideal.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding and experience with implementation of best practices across multiple security disciplines/domains.
• Strong, proven knowledge of virtualization technologies (AWS preferred), web protocols, common attacks, and Linux/Unix tools and architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate/develop partnerships with partner teams, work autonomously with a Bias for Action, and employ critical and creative thinking.
• Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment.
• Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and arrangements.
• Endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources.
• Work-life harmony.