CareerPlan

Security Engineer II, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)

Arlington, Virginia, United StatesFull-time$159k–$202k2026-11-11 → 2026-11-12

Core

Respond to security incidents, analyze threats (malware, intrusion), and safeguard sensitive data for Amazon's e-commerce platform.

Role type

Senior IC Security Engineer (Incident Response)

Builds

Security engineering solutions and incident response capabilities

Domain

Cybersecurity / Cloud Security

Required skills

Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, scripting, security code review, log analysis, command line automation, networking protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP), vulnerability analysis, root-cause analysis, threat hunting, threat intelligence

Preferred skills

Threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, cryptography, system administration, AWS products, SDLC security phases

Technologies

Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, AWS, HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP

Responsibilities

Respond to security incidents and coordinate cross-team responses; Provide security engineering solutions during customer-facing incidents; Identify and recommend solutions to improve incident response capabilities; Mentor Information Security engineers; Evaluate impact of security trends and advisories; Participate in follow-the-sun on-call rotation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC