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Security Incident Response, Security Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Herndon, Virginia, United StatesFull-time$136k–$184k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Security Engineer analyzing logs, investigating security events, and supporting forensic investigations for AWS GovCloud and U.S. Amazon Dedicated Cloud regions.

Role type

Security Incident Response Engineer

Builds

Detection scripts, automation tools, and incident response playbooks

Domain

Cloud Security / National Security

Required skills

Log analysis, incident response, forensic investigation, scripting (Python/Ruby/Perl), threat triage, risk communication

Preferred skills

AWS product experience, security operations experience

Technologies

AWS GovCloud, U.S. Amazon Dedicated Cloud, Python, Ruby, Perl

Responsibilities

Monitor security telemetry and triage alerts, support incidents from detection to recovery, perform log analysis and forensic investigations, build scripts and tools to improve team efficiency, document findings and communicate risks

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC