Amazon Sr Security Engineer Delivery & Automation Payments 

United States, Virginia 

418604437

- Methodically empirical and experimental in approach and evaluation without being bound by over paralysis-by-analysis;
- Work ceaselessly to improve knowledge of the security field, threat landscape, security intelligence, moving proactively toward prevention and detection of threats;
- Be an enthusiastic learner and curiosity seeker, focusing on what can be done rather than hindered by notions of what cannot be;- Have excellent time management skills along with the ability to deliver results in the face of uncertainty; and
- Simplify manual processes through automation, inventing where necessary and enabling Software Engineers to build securely.
Key job responsibilities
- Deliver effectively while reducing road blocks to show effectiveness of our security initiatives and streamline manual processes.- Identify and prioritize security problems that can be detected using automation.
- Develop detection prototypes for these security problems to enhance our tool-set for static and dynamic analysis.- Identify opportunities to prevent security problems at scale.
- Develop prototypes to prevent these security problems.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.
Work/Life Balance

- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years Security Engineering experience or related technical roles (Cloud Security, Secure Architecture Design, Threat Hunting, Application Security, etc.).
- 5+ years experience with security analysis on cloud services, especially server-less and security services.
- 3+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Java, or C++, including object-oriented design
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current cloud services

- MS in Computer Security, Computer Science, Networking, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or 10+ years’ equivalent experience
- 8+ years experience with security architecture, system architecture and design, threat modeling, incident handling/response, reverse engineering, malware analysis, adversary methodologies, and/or threat intelligence.
- Extensive knowledge of computing security issues and threat vectors.
- 8+ years delivery experience with AWS products and services.
- Experience with cross-organizational collaboration and creation of remediation plans, roadmaps, reporting, and strategic planning documents.