Senior Security Engineer, AWS Identity, AWS Identity Security

Come help us secure critical platform services in the AWS cloud and deliver world-class defense for AWS customers!

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Identity and Governance service teams build and operate identity authentication and authorization stack for the AWS cloud and build services that enable customers to manage access and governance across their AWS environments at scale. AWS Identity and Governance services empower customers to confidently and securely execute their workflows with flexible controls which meet their individual security requirements.

As a Senior Security Engineer at Amazon you will lead the design development and implementation of high priority security features that protect our global infrastructure products and customer data. This role combines deep security expertise with advanced software engineering capabilities to build scalable security systems and frameworks. We are seeking an experienced software engineer who brings both skills and passion for raising the security bar.

Key job responsibilities
* Lead design development and implementation of complex security initiatives that impact organization-wide security posture
* Build automated security testing frameworks
* Build prototypes and proofs of concept to demonstrate feasibility for new innovative security technologies
* Implement security fixes in Java Python or other relevant languages
* Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and establish security engineering best practices
* Partner with software development teams to build security controls directly into the development lifecycle
* Lead security incident responses and drive root cause analysis for complex security events
* Influence product roadmaps by providing security expertise during planning phases

Technical Leadership:
* Drive technical direction for security projects impacting multiple teams or organizations
* Author and maintain technical design documents for security systems and controls
* Review and approve security architecture proposals and technical implementation plans
* Lead security reviews for critical systems and applications
* Partner with Product Operations and Development teams to drive security improvements
* Represent security engineering in senior-level technical discussions
* Mentor junior security engineers and develop team capabilities
* Drive security best practices across engineering organizations

About the team
The Identity Security team partners with AWS Identity Governance and Infrastructure as Code services to reduce risk in our services as theyre built and throughout their lifecycle. The team of security engineers collaborates directly with software engineers to prevent security issues from being introduced at the time of design and development. We proactively look for unknown threats in our services to identify and fix them before they can impact customers. When security issues are detected we support teams with their response to minimize the impact to customers while determining what can be done to prevent the issue from happening addition to diving deep with individual services we also own security efforts that raise the security bar across a broad range of services such as contingent authorization auth correctness and service credential management. We instill a high security bar in our services working alongside service teams to foster a culture of security and continuous learning.

- 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
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field
- 1 years of network and operating system support or 4 years of software development experience
- Experience in technical leadership of development testing and implementation of large-scale complex technology projects
- Knowledge of security technology and concepts (Authentication Authorization Single sign-on Cryptography etc.)
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures and web services
- Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Java C# JavaScript Python Ruby or Perl
- Relevant knowledge of threat modeling and secure coding practices

- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services
- Masters degree or equivalent in computer science computer engineering or related field or PhD
- Experience implementing security solutions at the cross-team level
- Experience working with fast-moving high-performance teams and driving innovative solutions tailored to unique business environments
- Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization
- Experience in ownership of projects and communicating timelines and executing independently
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Sharp analytical abilities and proven system design skills

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 NY New York - 175100.00 - 236900.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 178400.00 - 226700.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 178400.00 - 226700.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 178400.00 - 226700.00 USD annually