Job Description
DESCRIPTION
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA
We are the "blue team" for Amazon's Corporate Services Security organization. Our team designs and builds secure monitoring solutions, develops security automation, and solves security challenges at a massive scale. We are responsible for securing the infrastructure and software built and operated by service teams in Amazon Finance, Legal, People Experience & Technology, and Communications & Corporate Responsibility
Key job responsibilities
· Review threat intelligence and offensive security data to develop technologies for automated vulnerability detection and prevention
· Perform risk analysis and drive technical mitigations
· Participate in security operations support to include incident response and triage
· Develop, interpret, and implement security policies and procedures
· Evaluate and recommend new security tooling and technologies
· Support the learning and development our internal customers
A day in the life
If you enjoy inventing, developing, and automating security tooling, this position will provide you with a unique opportunity to secure thousands of EC2 instances, hundreds of RDS databases, petabytes of data, and millions of lines of code. You will help defend critical Amazon data and join a team that secures the applications and infrastructure used by hundreds of millions of customers every day.
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
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other related discipline
- An in-depth understanding of security exploit concepts and how to detect and prevent cybersecurity attacks and anomalies
- Advanced knowledge in network security design, TCP/IP protocols and topology, and network security architecture
- Experience with incident triage and response
- Working knowledge of at-least one of the following languages: Python, Ruby, Java, or C/C++
- Versed in security information and event management (SIEM), log management tools, and alert writing
Job Tags
Full time, Flexible hours,