Security Engineer, AWS Security
Core
Design, build, and maintain automated security guardrails and controls for AWS foundational compute and networking systems (EC2, Nitro, EBS, VPC) to secure massive-scale cloud infrastructure and AI workloads.
Role type
Senior IC Security Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)
Builds
Automated security guardrails, paved paths, continuous security assessment capabilities, and self-service security tools for AWS core services.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Cybersecurity / AI Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Scripting and programming, security code review, threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, cryptography, system administration, network security, knowledge of HTTP/DNS/TCP/IP, AI/ML tools for security automation
Preferred skills
Security activities across SDLC phases, hands-on AI-native development practices
Technologies
AWS (EC2, Nitro, EBS, VPC), AI/ML tools (via careerplan.io/jobs/10406134-security-engineer-aws-security-at-amazon)
Responsibilities
Design and implement preventive and detective security controls, collaborate with developers to embed security early in the design stage, contribute code for security fixes alongside developers, participate in on-call rotations for security incidents, leverage AI tools to accelerate threat detection and automate assessments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC