Security Engineer , Enterprise Protection Program

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Annapolis Junction MD USA Herndon VA USA Seattle WA USA

Join Amazons elite Security organization as a Security Engineer within our Enterprise Protection Program where youll play a crucial role in safeguarding our company against insider risks.

As part of the Enterprise Protection Program you will be at the forefront of evaluating investigating and mitigating active insider risks daily while designing and implementing sophisticated detections and innovative tooling solutions. We are looking for someone who is passionate about diving deep and enjoys building creative solutions to complex security challenges.

In this role you will also collaborate closely with legal and engineering teams to develop preventative security measures and architect enterprise-scale tools for rapid investigation and proactive threat detection. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional analytical skills thrives in both independent and collaborative work environments and excels at cross-functional partnership. You will have the opportunity to shape the future of enterprise security solutions while working alongside industry-leading professionals.

This position involves on-call responsibilities typically for one week every six months.


Key job responsibilities
Perform deep dive analysis of internal and external datasets to identify trends anomalies and activities indicative of insider risks;
Collaborate with engineering teams to translate use cases into technical requirements as well as develop implement and refine scalable security solutions to identify and mitigate insider risk;
Assist with identifying and driving opportunities to automate and optimize insider risk analytics tooling and processes;
Contribute to promoting security best practices for identifying and mitigating insider risk by fostering opportunities to collaborate with other EPP and Amazon Security teams as well as external industry partners and;
Provide guidance to peers managers and senior leaders on technical direction and improvement opportunities for insider risk analytics tooling and processes.


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.

- Experience programming in Python Ruby Go Swift C or similar object oriented language
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience analyzing large datasets and translating them to actionable business insight
- 2 years of data analysis experience

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP DNS and TCP/IP
- Knowledge of compliance and security standards across the enterprise IT landscape

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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/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.