Sr Security Engineer III, Healthcare Security

At Amazon Care we are on a mission to make healthcare easy. We are developing a patient-centric healthcare experience that is personal transparent and convenient. We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join our team.

As Senior Security Engineer you will work with a distributed team of security professionals whose responsibility is to ensure the data we collect and generate is secure from unauthorized access and that our devices and systems are secure resilient and compliant.

Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with experienced Amazonians to create and execute security controls defenses and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal and/or external attacks
- Develop test review debug or deploy code that supports security protocols
- Work with software development teams to identify security problems and improve the security aspects of their service(s)
- Assess risks that could affect the integrity availability or confidentiality of data systems or services
- Resolve security events incidents or conduct security assessments using penetration tests ethical hacking tools or risk mitigation methodologies to evaluate vulnerabilities
- Classify store and handle data in accordance with policy or best practices
- Troubleshoot research the root cause of and resolve security or risk issues with guidance

About the team
About Amazon Security

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

- 4 years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues analyzing logs or automating complex tasks using command line tools experience
- 5 years of work in identifying security issues and risks and developing mitigation plans experience
- 4 years of (non-internship) scripting programming and security code review in common programming languages experience
- Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala Java Python C/C or Go
- Experience (non-internship) in scripting programming and security code reviewing in a common programming language
- Experience (non-internship) in troubleshooting systems issues analyzing logs or automating complex tasks using command line tools
- Experience working in identifying security issues and risks and developing mitigation plans
- Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification attack patterns and remediation techniques
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services

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 - 178400.00 - 226700.00 USD annually