Amazon Sr Security Engineer AWS Cloud Response 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

119106568

The AWS Cloud Security Response team manages the security and availability of AWS Cloud services. We operate on the ‘AWS’ side of the to ensure “Security of the Cloud” and to protect our customers. This role requires engineers to work tactically with both internal and external stakeholders to solve security challenges at massive scale, and to think strategically to develop and implement changes to drive automation, scalability and continuous progress for the organization.- Demonstrate high ability and tolerance for frequent context switching and interruptions while staying productive and effective.
- Develop pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while keeping an acceptable level of risk.
- Help with recruiting activities and administrative work.- Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities.Key job responsibilities
- Supply oversight of in-flight security issues.- Communicate the state of these issues to various audiences, both technical and non-technical, at various levels of seniority (up to and including AWS’ Chief Information Security Officer).- Explore building and improving our tooling to make your own life easier, and at the same time, sharing that benefit with all our engineers globally.A day in the life
In the morning you will take handover from the previous site and be delegated ownership of various security issues presently in-flight. The issues could relate to any of our many products, so you will often need to learn on the go.As the day progresses, new issues will be automatically assigned to you based on your workload and you will be responsible for triaging them, determining their level of impact, and work towards resolving them at the appropriate pace.We staff a "follow the sun" on-call model from multiple geographic locations. At the end of the day, you will document all the issues you are tracking so they can be taken over by the next shift.
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.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

- BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years’ equivalent technology experience.
- 3+ years or more of proven experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security.

- 2+ years of scripting/coding experience in any language (including Bash/PowerShell scripting). Previous experience in Python scripting would be ideal.
- Understanding and experience with implementation of best practices across multiple security disciplines/domains.
- Strong, proven knowledge of virtualization technologies (AWS preferred), web protocols, common attacks, and Linux/Unix tools and architecture.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate/develop partnerships with partner teams, work autonomously with a Bias for Action, and employ critical and creative thinking.
- Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment.
- Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business.