Security Engineer, WWPS Solutions Architecture

Job Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Security Engineer for the Controlled Working Environment program. The right candidate must have a deep understanding of balancing business and technical risk, be able to identify IT risks, and drive for the right results.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or other technical degree or 3+ year's equivalent technology experience
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in incident response, application security, network security, security operations, or network engineering
• Experience using industry-standard SIEMs, especially ElasticSearch
• Experience with security operations of Windows and Linux operating system environments
• Experience working with AWS security services

Responsibilities

• Confidently and intelligently respond to security incidents
• Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security events involving multiple teams
• Build security utilities and tools for high-speed and wide-scale operations
• Evaluate the impact of security threats and coordinate mitigation plans
• Communicate effectively at different levels of sensitivity and knowledge
• Instill best practices of security engineering throughout the organization
• Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)