Security Engineer , Vulnerability Management and Response - Remediation

Amazon Vulnerability Management and Remediation (VMR) is looking for a Security Engineer to join our Remediation team. The Remediation teams mission is to hunt down, and drive closure of all security vulnerabilities at Amazon. As a member of the Remediation team, you will leverage a variety of tools, resources, and teams to to assist with the timely closure of any critical vulnerabilities. VMR is responsible for the discovery, assessment, triage, and remediation of vulnerabilities across Amazon. We are data-driven, set big goals, and are always challenging ourselves and each other to identify better solutions and take on new challenges. Our team offers the unique opportunity to work with leading industry security experts and engage across Amazon teams and leadership.

As a Security Engineer in VMR Remediation, you will play a hands-on role in the proactive identification and remediation of security issues at Amazon. You will be part of a global-scale vulnerability response service supporting a diverse technical ecosystem. Your teammates are an international group of security engineers, software developers, and technical program managers dedicated to continuously raising the security bar.

Key job responsibilities

- You will collaborate with development and engineering teams to ensure any critical vulnerabilities in custom code, applications, or proprietary software are identified and addressed.

- You will coordinate detailed remediation plans, including timelines, responsible stakeholders, and required resources.

- You will work with security teams to ensure identification, accuracy, and response of critical vulnerabilities.

- You use query languages like SQL or scripting languages like Python to manage data from different data sources to develop automation, create dashboards and evaluate metrics.

- You participate in on-call rotations and you are proficient in a range of security design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (or not).

- You specialize in two or more security domains (e.g. access control systems and methodology, network security, cloud security, applications and systems development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, or operations security).

- You may evaluate code or develop solutions to remediate exploitable conditions. You may implement software patches to address system vulnerabilities such as malicious code or other type of threats.

- You are a significant and autonomous contributor. You make balanced, technical trade-offs with teams, re-use where possible, or when introducing dependencies.

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.

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.

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 and 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related degree; or 5+ years equivalent technology experience

- 3 years hands-on Security Engineering experience, with at least 1 years in vulnerability management.

- 3 years experience building, operating, and maturing large-scale security systems or services.

- 2 years experience automating security operations using programming languages like Java, Python, Ruby, or NodeJS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5 years hands-on Security Engineering experience, with at least 3 years in vulnerability management.

- Experience building and troubleshooting cloud-based services.

- Experience with systems design.

- Experience with AWS services.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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