Amazon Senior Security Engineer AWS Global Services 

Ireland, Dublin 

878696268

Global Services Security is looking for an Security Engineer to help validate that our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering and addressing security issues, building security automation, and quickly reacting to new threat scenarios. You will have the opportunity to learn from, and be mentored by, those who are building and securing our services.You will have the combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills, as well as the ability to handle a mix of disparate tasks which may include project and software development work. This role will provide career growth opportunities as you gain new security skills in the course of your duties.Key job responsibilities
- Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
- Manual and automated secure code review, primarily in Java, Python and Javascript
- Development of security automation tools
- Adversarial security analysis using tools to augment manual effort- Security architecture and design guidance
- Seek out, develop, and advocate for new technology to identify and mitigate complex risks
- Effectively navigate novel situations and problems that do not have a defined solutionA day in the life
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- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of five years of experience with at least three of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and network security
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security
- Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language

- You demonstrate excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk
- You have a strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions
- You have experience building and securing complex AWS architecture