Security Engineer, AWS Security, AWS Security

## Responsibilities - Research, identify, and prioritize security problems that can be detected using automation - Develop detection prototypes for these security problems to enhance detection capabilities - Identify opportunities to prevent security issues at scale - Balance emergent security needs with the strategic advances needed to make the cloud safer for everyone - Stay aware of threat activity by digging into industry reports and querying security telemetry to find indicators and trends - Perform exploratory data analysis and use findings to build the right security detections and mitigations - Write code for proofs of concept while leveraging the talents of a multidisciplinary team to deliver operationally robust automated solutions ## Requirements - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP - Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ , Rust or similar object oriented language ## Nice to Have - Experience with AWS products and services - Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security - Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++ - Experience in building defensive security capabilities through Agentic AI workflows ## On-Call Responsibility This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice. ## Benefits - Inclusive Team Culture - Training & Career Growth - Work/Life Balance - Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. ## About the Team Why Amazon Security? At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.