Senior Security Engineer AWS Proactive Security Builder Efficiency

Our mission is to uphold the AWS security bar at the lowest cost to AWS builders. We are seeking a talented Security Engineer to help us achieve this mission through strategic and technical leadership. This is a high impact leadership position where you will work across AWS security and service teams to increase builder efficiency as it relates to security.

AWS Security holds a high security bar to ensure AWS services meet our customers expectations at launch and in production. As a Security Engineer you will help us understand how AWS service teams build new features and services and identify opportunities to inject security into their workflows to reduce the effort service teams spend on security. Opportunities could range from process improvements automation solutions and securebydefault mechanisms.

A successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work closely with AWS builders and AWS Security to deliver security outcomes and the lowest builder cost. Software development experience combined with security knowledge will be critical to the candidates success. The candidate will be able to produce results in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge and foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted with disagreement. As such exemplary written and verbal communication skills are important as the candidate will frequently work with leadership and colleagues that cross organizational boundaries.

Key job responsibilities
Understand builder workflows to identify think big opportunities that inject security earlier in the Software Development Lifecycle
Propose and design securebydefault solutions
Ensure we uphold the AWS Security Bar while increasing efficiency for builders
Represent the team to AWS service team and security leadership
Prepare and present detailed written technical information for internal and external audiences
Define and monitor security metrics

A day in the life
The Proactive Security Builder Efficiency team is comprised of product managers program managers and security engineers all focused on improving the lives of AWS Builders. We have an opportunity to make a large impact by influencing teams across AWS to build and adopt solutions that increase builder efficiency.

About the team
About Amazon Security
Diverse Experiences
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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.

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BS (or higher) in Computer Science Cyber Security or related field or equivalent work experience.
5 years of experience in identifying security issues and risks and developing mitigation plans
5 years of experience in network system and/or application security
5 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

Experience with creating and securing applications using AWS services.
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
4 years of scripting or programming experience in Ruby Python Shell/BASH scripting Java C/C C* Perl or other languages

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.