Security Engineer – 2027 (US)
Core
Build, test, and deploy security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal and external attacks, protecting customer data and company systems.
Role type
Security Engineer
Builds
Security protocols, defenses, and countermeasures for Amazon's global cloud services and customer-facing products
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
coding/scripting, access-control systems, network security, application security, security architecture, cryptography, operations security, risk assessment, penetration testing, ethical hacking, root cause analysis
Preferred skills
AWS Services (EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS), security tools (Wireshark, Snort, Suricata, Metasploit, Nmap, OpenSSL)
Technologies
Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, PowerShell, AWS, Wireshark, Snort, Sguil, Suricata, Kibana, Metasploit, Nmap, OpenSSL, Setkey
Responsibilities
Create and execute security controls and countermeasures; Develop, test, review, debug, or deploy code supporting security protocols; Identify security problems and improve service security; Assess risks to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability; Resolve security events and conduct assessments using penetration tests and ethical hacking tools; Classify, store, and handle data per policy; Troubleshoot and resolve security or risk issues
Seniority
Mid-level IC