Amazon Senior Security Engineer AWS 

United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh 

80395299

Come and build innovative services that protect our cloud from security threats.As a Senior Security Engineer (SecEng), you’ll help to build and manage services that detect and automate the mitigation of cybersecurity threats across Amazon’s infrastructure. You’ll work with data scientists, software development engineers, and
Mentorship & Career GrowthInclusive and Diverse CultureWork/Life BalanceKey job responsibilities
- Research, identify, and prioritize security problems that can be detected using automation.
- Develop detection prototypes for these security problems to enhance our detection capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to prevent security issues at scale.- Seek out, develop, and advocate for new technology to research, identify, and mitigate complex risks.
Diverse 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

- 5+ years of experience performing security investigations, threat hunting, and/or incident response in the context of large organizations
- Knowledge of host and network telemetry data (e.g., process lists, application logs, NetFlow)
- An understanding of network and web related protocols (such as, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols)
- Ability to develop code with at least one modern language such as Go, TypeScript, Python

- BS or MS in a STEM related field
- Understanding of the Mitre ATT&CK framework and knowledge of host and network telemetry data (e.g., process lists, application logs, NetFlow)
- Experience creating detections for Microsoft Windows operating systems in enterprise environments
- Experience with data science, big data analytics technology stack, analytic development for endpoint and network security, and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming, and Kinesis)
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate