Senior Security Engineer Vulnerability Management

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a passionate innovative and motivated Security Engineer for the AWS Security Vulnerability Management team. At Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security is job zero. Our team is responsible for inventing new security services that enable and automate security solutions at AWS unprecedented scale. We are datadriven set big goals and are always challenging ourselves raise the security bar at AWS.

In this role you will be part of a team of security engineers solving complex security challenges that have direct and measurable impact on our customers. Our programs stretch across all of AWS giving you the opportunity to interact with product teams industry specialists security partners and organization leaders. You will build and own software solutions and solve ambiguous technical problems.

Key job responsibilities
Build and implement solutions to identify software based risks in AWS services. Perform vulnerability and impact assessments taking into account base temporal and environmental factors. Query analyze and report on large datasets. Work with a team of software and security engineers that design build and own software solutions that solve complex security challenges for AWS and our customers. Diving into large datasets to identify potential risks.

Perform severity assessments of software vulnerabilities. Work with software builders to apply environmental context against findings to adjust risk scores. Implement automation to improve operational throughput and efficiency.
Work with partner teams to propose and implement functionality to reduce risks at scale.

A day in the life
You will begin by assessing critical vulnerabilities across container workloads and emerging assets like IoT devices firmware and AI systems. Next youll collaborate with various product teams to enhance scanning methodologies and remediation strategies. Youll conduct deep dives with system owners to improve automation processes and reduce false positives. Later youll mentor junior engineers on security evaluations for corporate assets and containerized environments. Youll develop KPIs to measure security improvements and reduced builder impact. Finally youll update runbooks and strategize ways to elevate security standards while minimizing toil for builder teams across diverse and unconventional asset types.

About the team
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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security
At Amazon security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazons products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud devices retail entertainment healthcare operations and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security its in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas perspectives and voices.

Training & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing training and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

6 years of experience in identifying security issues and risks and developing mitigation plans
4 years of experience in network system or software architecture; design implementation support and evaluation of securityfocused tools and services
4 years of scripting or programming experience in Ruby Python Shell/BASH scripting Java C/C C* Perl or other languages
2 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: cryptography web and network protocols data structures and algorithms software development threat modeling pen tests or vulnerability assessments

Understanding of cloud computing services/deployment architecture
Experience in innovative security approaches in nontraditional IT environments
Experience generating automated metrics to measure service and program effectiveness and consistency
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
Experience in the development of security products

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