Security Engineer III - AMZ9081355

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Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
Offered Position: Security Engineer III
Job Location: Seattle, Washington
Job Number: AMZ9081355

Position Responsibilities:

Lead and architect organization-wide security initiatives, driving technical direction and strategic decisions across multiple teams to enhance the overall security posture. Design, implement, and maintain scalable security solutions, including automated testing frameworks and continuous monitoring systems using Python, Go, or other relevant languages. Spearhead security incident response efforts, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures for complex security events. Partner with development teams to integrate security controls into the software development lifecycle and ensure secure coding practices. Research, develop, and implement automated security detection systems and prototypes to address emerging threats and enhance preventative capabilities. Review and approve security architecture proposals, technical implementation plans, and lead security assessments for critical systems and applications. Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers, establish security best practices, and drive their adoption across engineering organizations. Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Development teams to develop pragmatic solutions that balance security requirements with business objectives. Author and maintain technical documentation for security systems, controls, and architectural decisions. Represent security engineering in senior-level technical discussions and influence product roadmaps through security expertise.

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field and four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and four years of experience. Must have four years of experience in the following skills: (1) experience in product or application security and incident response; (2) programming in modern languages including Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or equivalent; (3) experience with AWS services, cloud security, and service-oriented architectures; (4) working with Authentication/Authorization (SAML/OIDC) protocols and network and web protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, and HTTPS); (5) experience in threat modeling, secure design reviews, and penetration testing; (6) Experience in security detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response; (7) Experience with implementing proactive security practices; and (8) developing and implementing security detections in cloud environments.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $179,234/year to $226,700/year.

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Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field and four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and four years of experience. Must have four years of experience in the following skills: (1) experience in product or application security and incident response; (2) programming in modern languages including Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or equivalent; (3) experience with AWS services, cloud security, and service-oriented architectures; (4) working with Authentication/Authorization (SAML/OIDC) protocols and network and web protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, and HTTPS); (5) experience in threat modeling, secure design reviews, and penetration testing; (6) Experience in security detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response; (7) Experience with implementing proactive security practices; and (8) developing and implementing security detections in cloud environments.#0000

Preferred Qualifications

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