Specialized Businesses Security (SBS) is seeking a talented Security Engineer to help fortify our systems and processes against the latest threats. In this critical role, you will be part of a specialized team responsible for conducting threat research and security operations, proactively hunting for emergent threats, and providing strategic security insights to our development, deployment, monitoring, and incident response teams.
As a Security Engineer, you will leverage your extensive expertise in security testing, threat intelligence and research, and threat hunting to uncover security weaknesses. You will employ advanced security tools and techniques to assess the resilience of our infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
Collaborating closely with our security and engineering groups, you will integrate offensive security perspectives into their workflows. Your insights will directly shape the secure development, deployment, and monitoring practices across our organization.
This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a seasoned security professional who thrives on the constant evolution of the threat landscape.
Key job responsibilities
A Security Engineer in SBS will be strong in multiple security domains and sought out for advice on technical issues. Efficient time management skills are required along with the ability to deliver results in the face of uncertainty.
Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade-offs between short versus long term security and business goals. They must also demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact. The successful candidate must be one that can handle several difficult challenges and problems, can make risk-based assessments founded on data and facts.
A day in the life
As a security engineer in SBS, you will:
- Lead threat research and operations projects focused on our products, systems and processes to improve our ability to protect, detect and respond to adversaries and protect our customers
- Develop innovative and scalable tools, solutions, and processes to enhance the team's velocity and scale to Amazon needs
- Communicate with senior leadership and technology leaders to prioritize and execute remediation plans
- Effectively collaborate in a fast-paced environment with multiple teams in a large organization (threat intelligence, incident response, software development, QA, Project/Release Management, Build and Release, etc.).
About the team
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 Amazon’s 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, it’s 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
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll 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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
