Are you passionate about smart devices that embody utilize new technologies Are you curious about how things work Do you enjoy figuring out why things are broken and solving problems
Amazon Shipyard operates a device lab in Seattle dedicated to supporting our Global Real Estate and Information Security functions. The Security Review Support Engineer will be lead technical and security reviews for building devices and lead or participate in companywide user groups to exchange support information procedures and best practices. Installing new types of devices hooking up test equipment troubleshooting communicating with vendors and communicating risks are the key to success in the role. You will own the quality and availability of your work and be expected to hold a high bar for device cybersecurity. A substantial portion of your responsibilities will include documenting systems security findings and controls.
Key job responsibilities
Design set up and maintain test fixtures to verify software on real hardware
Troubleshoot hardware software and networking issues
Contribute to engineering efforts from design to implementation solving complex technical challenges around developer and engineering productivity and velocity especially as it relates to rapid iteration
Drive adoption of best practices in secure system design
Security reviews for hardware including servers and devices.
Penetration testing & vulnerability research
Threat modeling.
A day in the life
We partner closely with both the Global Real Estate Business and Amazon Security to ensure that device systems are procured and implemented securely. Your daily work might include:
Meeting with business stakeholders to understand their requirements
Working with vendors to understand their products security protections
Setting up test device systems for analysis
Working with security partners to define and communicate risks
Ideating and defining emerging threat vectors in the Operational Technology space
About the team
The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) Tech team part of Finance Automation develops services products and tools to enable Amazons corporate real estate team to build and operate the companys global facilities in more than 60 countries which is the largest corporate real estate footprint in the world. We develop building systems that deliver a seamless adaptive and creative workspace experience to more than half a million employees. Our mission is to create technology that simplifies the processes Amazon employs to manage its corporate real estate. Our teams build services and products that support various GREF domains including space and occupancy planning design and construction employee health and safety sustainability and building management systems requiring IoT expertise. If you possess the skills to build operate and scale the next generation of distributed systems supporting Amazons growth this role may be wellsuited for you
4 years of software development or 4 years of technical support experience
Experience scripting in modern program languages
Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
Experience in agile/scrum or related collaborative workflow
Experience troubleshooting and documenting findings
Experience preparing or conducting information security reviews
Knowledge of distributed applications/enterprise applications
Knowledge of UNIX/Linux operating system
Experience analyzing and troubleshooting RESTful web API calls
Experience working with OT ICS IoT IIoT BMS SCADA and/or PLCs
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