Security Engineer, AWS Proactive Security

Are you interested in security and supporting penetration testing at a global

scale? Do you strive to achieve a deep understanding of systems and apply a

hacker mindset to determine how they can be broken? As a pre-launch Security

Engineer, you are part of a testing team that evaluates AWS services and

features to help builders maintain a high security bar. When builders have

implemented fixes to security issues, you review their proposed corrections to

determine efficacy before final release. You work closely with testers to

understand their approaches and methodologies so you can quickly reproduce them

in a variety of customer environments. You recognize the value of automation and

are comfortable with scripting languages to develop tools that improve the speed

and quality of your team's verification work.

Our team is responsible for the manual assessment of all products, services and

software released by AWS. To accomplish this, we support and write a variety of

automated tooling (e.g. fuzzers, scanners, analyzers, etc.) to verify security

fixes related to penetration testing. We specialize in digging deep to find

security issues that static analysis tools can’t, and write the tooling to help

with these goals whenever possible. The AWS surface area is large and diverse,

and we use results found in manual analysis to help improve our enterprise-wide

automation to proactively spot and fix potential security issues to protect

customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Automate the verification and remediation of security issues

• Manually audit the source code of web services and software authored in house

by Amazon

• Write proof of concept code to demonstrate the severity of a potential

security issue

• Provide clear communication on issues to developers that suggest and help to

test the fix

• Partner with AWS developers to drive improvement in application security as a

result of security review engagements

• Provide actionable long term risk mitigation guidance

A day in the life

A day in the life

As a Security Engineer supporting verifications for pre-launch testing, you have

the opportunity to review and dive deep into builder-proposed fixes. You'll

access development environments for upcoming AWS services and features to dive

deep into their code to learn how security issues were discovered and how the

builders intend to address them. You perform static code analysis and dynamic

reproduction of issues to make the final decision on whether the builder's

proposed fix is sufficient to allow their code release.

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

• - 2+ years of web
• protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience
• - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• - Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques,
• including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
• - Experience scripting with Python, Perl, Bash or PowerShell Preferred

Qualifications

• - Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings
• - Experience with coding/scripting in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C,
• C++, Java, Ruby, or PowerShell)
• - Experience using standard security assessment and penetration testing tools
• such as BurpSuite, Metasploit, and IDA Pro
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
• customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
• adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
• interview or onboarding process, please visit
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• information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
• contact your Recruiting Partner.
• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package
• will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
• compensation will be determined based on factors including experience,
• qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits
• including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &
• AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health
• Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
• Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
• [https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
• USA, WA, Virtual Location - Washington - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually