Senior Security Engineer, ReSec Red Team

6+ years' experience in software security (vulnerability research, penetration testing, etc)

Bachelors' degree in Computer Science or similar field or equivalent work experience.

4+ years experience working in a linux environment

4+ years of working knowledge of at least one scripting language (shell, Python, Perl).

3+ years working with at least one relational databases with the focus on user and role management, authentication/authorization and network protocol
Passionate about computer security and desire to explore and find security issues (“break things”).

Experience performing or supporting Red Team engagements / penetration testing

Participation in computer security competitions (CTFs), Bug Bounty programs, opensource security research, CVE analysis

Domain expertise in at least 3 of: security architecture and engineering, communication and network security, identity and access management (IAM), security assessment and testing, cryptography, and software development security.

A data-driven and quantitative mentality—you excel in supporting ideas with available evidence.

Experience with the design and implementation of technical security controls at the business division level.

Experience engineering, administering or managing at least one relational database engine, preferably MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL

Experience with AWS or similar enterprise cloud computing platforms.

Experience with full-stack (Linux / Unix) software architectures from UI to infrastructure.

Working knowledge of C/C++

Experience with managing security incidents and threat response

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AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.



The ReSec Red Team members participate in security research and review, penetration testing, threat modeling and design. We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer with a focus on database security to help ensure our services and applications are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. We need individuals who are passionate about security and vulnerability research as well as database technologies.

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