Security Engineer, Physical Operations Incident Response, AWS Security Operations

Amazon - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Herndon, VA

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About the position

The Security Engineer role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on driving physical security incident response across AWS. This position is critical in maintaining customer trust by addressing security challenges at scale and implementing automation and continuous improvement in security operations. The engineer will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage security issues and promote a culture of security throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage security issues and engage with partner security teams and internal service teams to ensure timely remediation of issues.
• Participate in efforts to promote security throughout the Company and build good working relationships within the team and with others across Amazon.
• Demonstrate high capacity and tolerance for extreme context switching and interruptions while remaining productive and effective.
• Proactive knowledge-sharing within the team and across the company.

Requirements

• BS degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 2+ years equivalent enterprise or industry technology experience.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience with a focus in areas such as security monitoring, incident response, supply chain security, logical security, data security.
• Expertise in designing and implementing secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant security tooling and automation solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• 1+ years of experience in fields such as Security Operations, Incident Response, Physical Security, or Data Protection.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, SANS, ISC2, CompTia, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of threat modeling, risk assessments, data protection, alarm monitoring, and physical security.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with a Bias for Action, critical and creative thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, develop partnerships, and work effectively as a member of a global, inclusive team.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and arrangements
• Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences
• Endless knowledge-sharing and training resources
• Work-life harmony initiatives