Amazon Security Engineer Automation Operational Research 

France, Ile-de-France 

346066413

As an Operational Research Security Engineer you will be expected to drive operational excellence in everything we do. This includes creating sane processes, procedures and automation to improve efficiency in our day-to-day tasks and projects. You will work closely on supporting internal customers, ensuring that their needs and issues are being addressed.
Incident Response
You will be integral to developing and improving incident and change management within the security space. Responsibilities include driving initiatives regarding improvements to existing tools & processes and providing feedback on new practices & procedures in order to scale with the rapid expansion of the Amazon platform and customer base.Operations MeasurementAs an Operational Research Security Engineer you will be expected to drive quality into the metrics we report to assist us in focusing on the areas that give us the best ROI. This includes measurement of our project plans, issues, and cycle times.Mentorship & Career Growth
Inclusive and Diverse Culture
On-Call Responsibility
This position involves on-call escalation responsibilities. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice.
Key job responsibilities
- You are an experienced engineer. You engage autonomously with product and system owners to help create, build and innovate security operations.- You are able to independently make short-term vs. long-term decisions. You define clear goals and objectives. You make crisp decisions about what projects move forward and in what priority order.- You communicate ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, to all types of audiences. You are able to write narratives and strategic documentation.
A day in the life
- You review new and ongoing security mitigations to implement, analysing the proposed path forward and course correcting rapidly.
- You align the short term requirements with our long term investments, consistently measuring innovation impact, and proposing out-of-the box solutions.
Diverse ExperiencesAmazon 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.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 GrowthWe’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 BalanceMentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, (or) 3+ years’ equivalent technology experience
- 3 + years experience building scalable incident response utilities and tools for internal use that enable your fellow Security Engineers to operate at high speed and wide scale
- 3 years’ experience with focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security
- 3 + years experience with web protocols and Linux/Unix tools and architecture
- 3+ years experience in host, network and application security
- 2+ years experience building automated tools in any of these languages: C, C++, Python, Perl, and/or Ruby

- A MS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or 5+ years’ equivalent technology experience.
- A high degree of organization and be very detail-oriented. Must be able to interact with and influence people at all levels.
- Previous experience on a Security Operations team
- Experience with virtualisation technologies, familiarity with AWS services is highly valued in particular
- Strong knowledge of web protocols and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture
- Well-rounded background in host, network and application security
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical individuals up to executive level.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment. A high degree of organization.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical individuals up to executive level.
- Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects
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