Security Engineer - Detection Engineering, Customer Logistics Security (CLS) Detection Engineering

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++

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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 $212,800/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.
We are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join our Customer Logistics Security (CLS) Detection Engineering team. This role focuses on designing and implementing detection capabilities to identify and respond to cybersecurity threats across Amazon networks, with an emphasis on logistics environments, including traditional networking and compute platforms, material handling equipment, and industrial control/operational technology (OT) systems.



Key job responsibilities
Detection Development
• Design and implement detection use cases for fulfillment center security monitoring
• Create and maintain detection capabilities for both IT and OT environments
• Develop and optimize DPI/NIDS tooling for security monitoring
• Integrate and support Risk-Based Alerting (RBA) methodologies
• Support continuous 24/7/365 monitoring capabilities

Technical Leadership
• Lead security monitoring use case onboarding initiatives
• Collaborate with SIRT for alert triage and response
• Drive improvements in detection engineering processes
• Mentor team members on detection development best practices

Operational Technology Security
• Design OT-specific detection strategies
• Develop custom protocol analyzers for industrial systems
• Create and maintain asset discovery mechanisms
• Implement security monitoring for material handling equipment

Program Development
• Contribute to the CLS SIEM platform evolution
• Support automation initiatives for scalable security
• Develop frameworks for heterogeneous customer environments
• Measure and improve detection effectiveness