Security Engineer, Leo Security
Core
Security Engineer responsible for analyzing security events, driving immediate fixes, and building long-term mechanisms to reduce systemic risk for Amazon Leo's satellite constellation.
Role type
Senior Security Engineer (Incident Response & Risk Management)
Builds
Security mechanisms, automated detection controls, and remediation initiatives for a global satellite communications business.
Domain
Satellite communications, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) networks, Cloud Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
incident response, root cause analysis, risk-based prioritization, security program management, application security frameworks, identity and access controls, cloud security, AI security, threat intelligence, penetration testing, AI automation for security
Preferred skills
threat hunting, detection engineering, product/application security, security remediation initiative ownership, cross-team execution without direct authority
Technologies
AWS, cloud-based solutions, systems, networks, operating systems
Responsibilities
Analyze security events to separate immediate fixes from systemic trends; prioritize work by severity and business impact; drive immediate fixes to closure by assigning tasks and creating tracking mechanisms; lead time-boxed Find and Fix missions to investigate emerging trends; own end-to-end security initiatives to resolve root causes of systemic risks; evaluate overall security posture to surface architectural defects and propose new initiatives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic initiative ownership
