Principal Security Engineer, AWS Security
Core
Define technical strategy for automated threat detection and mitigation systems processing 1PB+ of security telemetry to stop sophisticated cyber threats.
Role type
Principal Security Engineer (Strategy & Technical Leadership)
Builds
Automated threat detection and mitigation systems for AWS infrastructure and customers
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Security investigation, detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, TTPs knowledge, security telemetry analysis, modern programming (Python), technical leadership across teams, stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
Cloud security services (IAM, Lambda, EC2, VPC, S3), large-scale telemetry processing, machine learning/statistical anomaly detection, GenAI/LLMs in security
Technologies
Python, AWS services (IAM, Lambda, EC2, VPC, S3), ML/Statistical methods, GenAI/LLMs
Responsibilities
Set org-wide technical direction and long-term security strategy, identify and prioritize high-impact detection problems, design and prototype new detection approaches, audit technical decisions and provide guidance, mentor engineers across job families, sponsor cross-org initiatives, build consensus on security trade-offs, advocate for new technologies
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship