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Amazon Sr. Security Engineer, Detection Engineering in Atlanta, Georgia
Description
Are you inspired by the prospect of work that has a tangible impact on customers, teams, and businesses worldwide? Is your expertise in dissecting complex systems, ranging from embedded software to cloud services, matched by a zeal for uncovering product vulnerabilities? If the thrill of automating vulnerability detection and scaling its reach excites you then we have the perfect opportunity for you. Amazon’s Devices & Services Security team is on the hunt for a Senior Security Engineer. This pivotal role is designed for those who are fervent about engineering scalable security solutions with significant impact.
In this position, you will pioneer technologies and frameworks that cater to the unique security demands of the Devices & Services teams at Amazon. As an integral member of a committed team of security experts, you will engage in vulnerability research and analysis, and craft automation strategies to pinpoint vulnerabilities. Your mission will involve developing sophisticated security testing capabilities to identify and mitigate risks throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Your goal is to deeply understand systems, software, and services, innovating ways to detect vulnerabilities and formulate preventive measures. Embracing automation, you will minimize manual processes, thereby elevating our internal customers’ security standards. You will collaborate with development teams to deliver solutions that simplify the creation and management of secure systems. As a leader, you will ensure that Amazon’s products consistently earn customer trust. You will spearhead the exploration of groundbreaking solutions to complex challenges. Your influential voice will guide the strategic direction of automated security tools within Devices & Services (D&S).
Key job responsibilities
Activities in this role include:
Scaling vulnerability detection by inventing, developing and improving custom high quality automated detection tools (e.g. static analyzers, fuzzers, scanners, etc.) to perform variety of security vulnerability (SAST, DAST etc.) analysis.
Providing actionable long-term risk mitigation guidance as well as engineering auto-remediation capabilities to drive security improvements at scale.
Making strategic decisions on new security detection solutions which should be pursued for scaling security in D&S organizations.
Proposing mechanisms for integrating security detection tools into the development life-cycle.
Inventing advanced security detection tools which developers can use to self-discover and avoid security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
Advising managers, directors, and peers on automated security detection matters and influence development teams to adopt detection capabilities.
Independently tackling large cross-cutting security issues affecting multiple D&S builder orgs. Prioritize and develop security issue detection, collaborating with partner orgs to address unique requirements.
A day in the life
The role of a Security Engineer (SE) on the DSTS Security Engineering team is to ensure that Amazon’s Devices and Services are developed securely in order to maintain our customers’ trust. They work on developing automated detection capabilities in all stages of the SDLC which help developers discover and address security mistakes. DSTS Detection Engineers develop independent, continuous and automated security verification detection capabilities for their customers (DSTS partners and D&S development teams). They collaborate with subject matter experts across DSTS, Stores Sec, AWS Sec, and the development organizations they support to evolve and scale automated detection capabilities across Devices and Services. They work on and contributing to the established StoresSec security detection ecosystem which orchestrates the execution and converges the output of automated detection tools. They also allow for easy access to information regarding comprehensive security health metrics for orgs/applications and on-demand intelligence reporting. And finally, they drive remediation to reduce the overall risk to the businesses they support and ultimately protect Amazon’s customers.
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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t 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 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.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Atlanta, GA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree, or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst) or GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or PenTest- Knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and devices and application security.
Experience as a mentor, technical lead, or leading an engineering team.
Proven experience in threat modeling, code reviews, security testing, vulnerability detection, attacker exploit techniques, and methods for their remediation.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of common software security vulnerabilities (memory corruption, privilege escalation, web application exploitation, protocol-based weaknesses, etc.) and experience with various methods to successfully exploit them.
Experience in penetration testing, developing proof-of-concept exploits and knowledge of remediation techniques.
Working experience with vulnerability detection tools such as static and dynamic analyzers, fuzzers, etc.
Experience with Amazon technologies (S3, EC2, Lambda, etc.)
Experience with scripting (bash, Perl, Python etc.)
Experience with at least one major programming language (Java, C#, etc.)
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.