Security Engineer, Customer Facing Security Services

Are you passionate about securing the cloud? Do you enjoy creating products and services that delight customers? Are you experienced with large scale security risk identification and remediation? The AWS customer-facing security services are looking for an experienced Security Engineer to help us support our customers, build new capabilities and simplify cloud security. Security services are crucial for Amazon's long-term success as a technology services company. It is the future of Amazon. We want you to be part of our team as we rapidly expand to meet our fast-growing needs.

Job responsibilities include defining customer use cases and requirements, staying up to date with cloud threat vectors and configurations, designing and prototyping security solutions, driving security value into software services, educating customers on product features and best practices, and educating stakeholders on best practices and standards. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who are well versed in customer cloud-based risk identification, remediation assessment, cloud based attack vectors, and modern XDR, CNAPP, and SIEM solutions. Additionally, successful candidates will be excellent communicators, have a history of successful collaboration with development teams, and be experienced prototyping security software solutions.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren't focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we're happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life-both in and outside of work.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

A day in the life

This role an engaging mix of responsibilities across the entire lifecycle of a security feature set. You'll have the autonomy to take a use case from proposal to success definition and measurement, on to prototype implementation, and on to active collaboration for production delivery. You will interface with product managers, UX designers, software development engineers of all levels, and fellow security engineers across the organization.

About the team

You'll be joining a small, strong team focused on ensuring our customer security teams get the value they need from our security services. We work autonomously, but closely with each other and the wider service teams as a whole.

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
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP / IP
• Knowledge of up to date cloud risk scenarios and attack vectors

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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 for more information. If the country / region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800 / 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.