Security Engineer, AWS Vulnerability Management Job at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc., Arlington, VA

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  • Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
  • Arlington, VA

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security seeks a passionate and innovative Security Engineer for the AWS Vulnerability Management (AVM) team. At AWS, security is job zero, and our AVM team leads the way in securing our cloud services. We continuously raise the bar for security by blending analytics, cybersecurity skills, and technical expertise to protect our customers and the cloud. We are data-driven, set big goals, and are always challenging ourselves and each other to identify better solutions and take on new challenges

As a security engineer, you will focus on host operating systems (OS) patching and help defining and executing both short-term and long-term strategies for vulnerability remediation, and drive remediation activities across AWS’s vast scale. You'll work closely with service team engineers to gain deep insights into their operational constraints, architectural consideration and compensating control and partner with senior security engineers to review, refine and optimize remediation plans.

Your impact will be critical in helping AWS maintain top-tier security by balancing risk and service delivery. You'll focus on identifying security trends, enhancing security visibility, and recommending improvements to our security posture.

Key job responsibilities

- Collaborate closely with service teams to identify opportunities to improve the overall security posture
- Partner with service owners and leverage cutting-edge technologies to develop innovative solutions for complex technical challenges
- Partnering with product teams across AWS to develop scalable solutions to security problems
- Developing tooling to automate and refine vulnerability management processes
- Identifying and owning projects that continuously improve proactive security across AWS
- Periodic on-call responsibilities

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 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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
- 3+ years experience in system, network, and/or application security
- 2+ years experience in threat modeling and interpreting vulnerability disclosures

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Flexible hours,

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