Amazon Security Engineer - Automation 

United States, Texas, Austin 

674268228

This is a hands-on technical role that includes working directly with AWS penteseters, partner security teams, and administrative teams to identify opportunities to improve our security posture. You will analyze security findings and make data driven decisions that help deliver agile pentesting through tooling and process improvements. This is not a software development engineer but you will be writing code to validate issue impact and scale our pentesting.As a Security Engineer you will be expected to drive operational excellence in everything we do. This includes creating 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. You also enhance the efficiency of security Operations, through simplified automated verification process, metrics and various data analysis. As a team member, you are part of an oncall rotation to provide critical support for platforms and verify that pentest findings are appropriately fixed. You’ll use your security engineering expertise to ensure our verification of fix program is world-class.Key job responsibilities
* Partner with other testers to create guidance (builder guidance, process, and tooling).
* Deliver both verification of fixes and provide scaling mechanism to verify remediation (for pre and post launch)
* Communicate ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, to all types of audiences. You are able to write narratives and strategic documentation.
* Support customer inquiries, with on-call support covering pentesting, verification of findings, and pentest tooling automationA day in the lifeDiverse 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, MIS, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other related fields, from an accredited university. Equivalent professional experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
- * 2 + years experience building scalable automated tools in any of these languages: C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, and/or Ruby
- * 2 + years’ experience with focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security
- * 2 + years experience with web protocols and Linux/Unix tools and architecture
- * Minimum on 1 year of professional experience with security engineering practices such as in web application security, network security, authN/authZ protocols, cryptography, automation, and other software security.

- * A MS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or 3+ years’ equivalent technology experience.
- * Previous experience on a Security Tooling team
- * Experience with building in Native AWS set up
- * Strong knowledge of web protocols and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture
- * Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment. A high degree of organization.
- * Familiarity with Cloud Environment and architecture.
- * Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
- * Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role .
- * Experience with penetration testing, red teams, CTF (Capture The Flag), or bug bounties.