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Job Location drjobs

Redmond - USA

Yearly Salary drjobs

$ 143300 - 247600

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Have you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite based broadband telecom service The Kuiper Security team owns the security of product and operations of Project Kuiper end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. You will work in a start-up like environment backed by Amazons infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms and help instill the security culture in the organization.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
* Creating updating and maintaining threat models for various components of the Kuiper Enterprise Labs and Manufacturing
* Defining the right security bar for the environments in your scope
* Manual and Automated Secure Code Review in Java or other common languages
* Network and infrastructure assessments
* Development of scrappy security automation tools
* Security training and outreach for internal development teams
* Security architecture and design guidance
* Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
* Influence your teams and partners process priorities and choices to improve outcomes
* And last but not least you will hack some really cool bleeding edge tech!

A day in the life
In this highly dynamic role youll be accountable for deciding where your time investments provide the most value. You will have a blend of proactive and reactive work. Teams will reach out for ideas on how to handle a wide variety of security problems. You can anticipate implementation questions like

Whats the right way to handle authentication tokens in service to service communications

We need to define security requirements for a confidential new product launch.

Weve experienced an incident and need to perform 5 whys analysis to identify and correct the problem that produced the incident.

When youre not working on responding to the questions of your builder teams you will be evaluating overall org performance to identify architectural defects and proposing new security initiatives to correct problems in the org. You will help Amazon maintain a high bar for customer security.

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 knowledge-sharing training and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life 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 industry experience with hands-on security engineering experience on services and/or devices
- - 5 years of risk assessment and enabling organizations making security decisions
- - 5 years influencing teams (including providing technical direction coaching and mentoring)
- - 5 years of experience communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- - Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations

- - 8 years Experience in performing and/or participating in technical security assessments e.g. code level application level or network/infrastructure assessments
- - Masters degree with a specialization in information security
- - Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations that produce results
- - Familiarity with programming and scripting or experience developing security tools & processes that work at scale
- - Experience triaging security risks/vulnerabilities and ensuring that they are properly understood by the business and fixed and/or mitigated.
- - Hands-on experience with satellite communications and management software
- - Experience with low-level programming and embedded systems

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.


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Senior IC

Employment Type

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