Senior Security Engineer, AWS Proactive Security Builder Efficiency

- BS (or higher) in Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
- 5+ years of experience in network, system and/or application security
- 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: cryptography, web and network protocols, data structures and algorithms, software development, threat modeling, pen tests, or vulnerability assessments
- Experience with creating and securing applications using AWS services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
- 4+ years of scripting or programming experience in Ruby, Python, Shell/BASH scripting, Java, C/C++, C*, Perl, or other languages

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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/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.
Our mission is to uphold the AWS security bar at the lowest cost to AWS builders. We are seeking a talented Security Engineer to help us achieve this mission through strategic and technical leadership. This is a high impact leadership position where you will work across AWS security and service teams to increase builder efficiency as it relates to security.

AWS Security holds a high security bar to ensure AWS services meet our customers' expectations at launch and in production. As a Security Engineer, you will help us understand how AWS service teams build new features and services and identify opportunities to inject security into their workflows to reduce the effort service teams spend on security. Opportunities could range from process improvements, automation solutions and secure-by-default mechanisms.

A successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work closely with AWS builders and AWS Security to deliver security outcomes and the lowest builder cost. Software development experience combined with security knowledge will be critical to the candidate's success. The candidate will be able to produce results in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge, and foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted with disagreement. As such, exemplary written and verbal communication skills are important, as the candidate will frequently work with leadership and colleagues that cross organizational boundaries.

Key job responsibilities
- Understand builder workflows to identify think big opportunities that inject security earlier in the Software Development Lifecycle
- Propose and design secure-by-default solutions
- Ensure we uphold the AWS Security Bar while increasing efficiency for builders
- Represent the team to AWS service team and security leadership
- Prepare and present detailed, written technical information for internal and external audiences
- Define and monitor security metrics

A day in the life
The Proactive Security Builder Efficiency team is comprised of product managers, program managers and security engineers, all focused on improving the lives of AWS Builders. We have an opportunity to make a large impact by influencing teams across AWS to build and adopt solutions that increase builder efficiency.

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, 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.