Senior Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management ID-1424

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a passionate, innovative, and motivated Security Engineer for the AWS Security Vulnerability Management team. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is job zero. Our team is responsible for inventing new security services that enable and automate security solutions at AWS' unprecedented scale. We are data-driven, set big goals, and are always challenging ourselves raise the security bar at AWS.
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In this role, you will be part of a team of security engineers solving complex security challenges that have direct and measurable impact on our customers. Our programs stretch across all of AWS, giving you the opportunity to interact with product teams, industry specialists, security partners, and organization leaders. You will build and own software solutions and solve ambiguous technical problems.

Key job responsibilities

Build and implement solutions to identify software based risks in AWS services. Perform vulnerability and impact assessments taking into account base, temporal, and environmental factors. Query, analyze, and report on large datasets. Work with a team of software and security engineers that design, build, and own software solutions that solve complex security challenges for AWS and our customers. Diving into large datasets to identify potential risks.

Perform severity assessments of software vulnerabilities. Work with software builders to apply environmental context against findings to adjust risk scores. Implement automation to improve operational throughput and efficiency.

Work with partner teams to propose and implement functionality to reduce risks at scale.

A day in the life

You will begin by assessing critical vulnerabilities across container workloads and emerging assets like IoT devices, firmware, and AI systems. Next, you'll collaborate with various product teams to enhance scanning methodologies and remediation strategies. You'll conduct deep dives with system owners to improve automation processes and reduce false positives. Later, you'll mentor junior engineers on security evaluations for corporate assets and containerized environments. You'll develop KPIs to measure security improvements and reduced builder impact. Finally, you'll update runbooks and strategize ways to elevate security standards while minimizing toil for builder teams across diverse and unconventional asset types.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans

- 4+ years of experience in network, system, or software architecture; design, implementation, support, and evaluation of security-focused tools and services

- 4+ years of scripting or programming experience in Ruby, Python, Shell/BASH scripting, Java, C/C++, C*, Perl, or other languages

- 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: cryptography, web and network protocols, data structures and algorithms, software development, threat modeling, pen tests, or vulnerability assessments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Understanding of cloud computing services/deployment architecture

- Experience in innovative security approaches in non-traditional IT environments

- Experience generating automated metrics to measure service and program effectiveness and consistency

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences

- Experience in the development of security products

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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