Systems Engineer, ILIAD

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

Seattle WA USA

Are you passionate about operating and enhancing mission-critical data security solutions that protect Amazons vast infrastructure This role is Iliad Identity team in Amazon Security and an ideal candidate will be a Microsoft Purview Administrator who can bring their expertise to a setting Purview and RMS in Amazon Security.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the management and maintenance of our Microsoft Purview applications with a focus on setting up and maintaining data governance and compliance policies encryption and supporting the Microsoft 365 environment in a highly secure classified environment.

In this pivotal role youll be at the forefront of implementing operating and continuously improving our data security services working with both first-party and third-party security solutions. Your work will directly impact the effectiveness and reliability of our endpoint solutions making a direct impact on the security posture of Amazon and its subsidiaries. If youre passionate about delivering extensible on-time solutions and have experience working within a high-performance team we want to hear from you!

Key job responsibilities
- Administer and optimize the deployment configuration and performance of our security services across Amazons global infrastructure and its subsidiaries.
- Design implement and test data governance and compliance policies including data classification labeling and DLP policies.
- Setup encryption on data managed by admin and user level encryption.
- Should have good understanding of cryptography and key management.
- Monitor and optimize these policies to align with regulatory requirements.
- Deploy and configure Microsoft Purview and integrated Microsoft 365 services.
- Administer and manage role groups custom roles and permissions within the Purview portal.
- Mitigate risks by protecting sensitive data from internal and external threats.
- Implement information protection and insider risk management solutions


A day in the life
As a Systems Engineer in the ESCAPE team your day centers on maintaining Amazons data security posture. Youll monitor system health address alerts and collaborate with security engineers IT third party vendors and others to optimize deployments. Tasks include fine-tuning automation scripts testing new capabilities and analyzing logs for potential issues. Youll work closely with environment owners to prioritize features and plan deployments. Your customers are Amazons business units and subsidiaries whose data you protect. Key challenges involve maintaining system performance at scale minimizing impact related to changes and deployments and swiftly responding to issues within our supported infrastructure. Your role is vital in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of Amazons endpoint security platform across its diverse technology landscape.

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
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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 systems engineering experience
- Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
- Experience in any of the following: Python Java Perl PHP Ruby Bash Shell or equivalent
- 4 years of site reliability engineering (SRE) systems engineering systems administration DevOps security administration or network administration experience
- 5 years of experience in data security engineering with expertise in Microsoft security technologies including Purview and Defender for Office.

- Experience designing and developing scripts to automate operational burdens and reviewing scripting changes to ensure they meet the standards for maintainability scalability and security
- Experience working in 24/7 production environment
- Experience with service-oriented architecture and web services
- Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Security Compliance and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900) Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200) Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC-400) CISSP CISM.

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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 104500.00 - 160000.00 USD annually