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At Amazon Web Services (AWS) hundreds of thousands of developers make billions of transactions daily on our cloud platform. The AWS Security team is responsible for protecting all AWS services including EC2 S3 and many others. We collaborate with numerous AWS teams to solve security challenges at massive scale building services that meet our customers security and compliance needs.
Role Overview Were seeking exceptional software and systems professionals to help raise the security bar for cloud computing. Youll be part of developing innovative security solutions from new authentication systems to hardware security components cryptography and largescale audit analysis.
What Were Looking For The ideal candidate brings a passionate approach to solving complex security challenges. We seek individuals who demonstrate a customercentric mindset with a strong focus on delivering results. Experience in complex system software development is essential along with a drive to create disruptive historymaking innovations.
Our Culture We embrace the Work Hard Have Fun Make History philosophy at AWS. Our team deeply values worklife balance offering flexible scheduling that enables you to maintain a healthy personal and professional life. We foster an environment of continuous learning through knowledge sharing and mentorship. Career growth and professional development are central to our culture and we maintain a collaborative environment where youll work alongside smart passionate colleagues who are leaders in cloud computing.
Team Environment Youll become part of a worldclass team that actively supports new team members from day one. Weve cultivated an atmosphere that celebrates knowledge sharing and provides abundant mentorship opportunities. Our focus extends beyond immediate tasks to your longterm career growth carefully assigning projects that develop wellrounded engineering skills. We take pride in our diverse mix of experience levels and tenures creating an environment where everyone can contribute and grow.
Join us in shaping the future of cloud security while working with novell technologies in a supportive growthoriented environment.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will design and implement new security features in collaboration with users while creating and demonstrating security solution prototypes. Your work will involve deploying software through large automated systems and providing operational support for deployed solutions. Youll develop automated solutions for operational challenges and integrate applications across AWS services. A significant part of your role will include collaborating with various AWS teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal security solutions.
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.
5 years of noninternship professional software development experience
5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team
5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
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