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Security Engineer, AWS Security

Seattle, Washington, United States💼 Full-time💰 $159,300–$202,400🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Build and manage services that detect and automate the mitigation of cybersecurity threats across Amazon's infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC security engineer (cloud detection & automation)

Builds

Automated security detection and mitigation services for AWS cloud

Domain

Cloud security, cybersecurity, big data

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

scripting, programming, security code review, troubleshooting systems, log analysis, automation, networking protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP), vulnerability remediation

Preferred skills

threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, cryptography, system administration, network security, SDLC security activities, big data technologies (Hadoop, Hive, Spark, EMR), AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS), cloud telemetry (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, VPCFlow, R53 Resolver Logs)

Technologies

AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, VPCFlow, R53 Resolver Logs), Hadoop, Hive, Spark, EMR

Responsibilities

Research and prioritize security problems detectable via automation; develop detection prototypes; identify opportunities to prevent security issues at scale; mentor teammates; advocate for new technologies to mitigate complex risks

Seniority

Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC

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