Amazon Security Engineer AWS Cloud Response 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

410209814

The AWS Cloud Response Team manages the security and availability of AWS Cloud services. We operate on the ‘AWS’ side of the Shared Responsibility Model 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.
- have a good mix of broad and deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security.- be technically proficient in the fields of network and operating system security, cryptography, software security, security operations, incident response, and emergent security intelligence.- possess a combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills, as well as the ability to manage a mix of disparate tasks which may include small-project and software development work.Key job responsibilities
- 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).- Demonstrate high capacity and tolerance for extreme context switching and interruptions while remaining productive and effective- Explore building and improving our tooling to make your own life easier and share that benefit with all our engineers globally.- Assistance with recruiting activities and administrative work- Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities.A day in the life
A day in the life
This position supports AWS with security operations and incident response activities. You will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating security response activities for all AWS products and services. You will drive security related issues to resolution across numerous service teams, interacting directly with those teams and other AWS Security engineers.
Diverse Experiences
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- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- 3+ years of proven experience with a focus in areas such as digital forensics and incident response
- 3+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
- Strong demonstrated knowledge of web protocols, common attacks, and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture.

- 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
- 3+ years of proven experience with a focus in areas such as digital forensics and incident response
- 3+ years experience with internet security issues, cloud architectures, and threat landscape.
- Experience with virtualization technologies, especially with AWS services.
- Relevant industry certifications from SANS, ISC2, etc.
- Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.
- Strong demonstrated knowledge of web protocols, common attacks, and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture.