Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Cloud Computing
PrincipalSecurityEngineer
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“Principal Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Security engineering, Risk assessment, Cloud security, GenAI security. Bring security expertise. Guide technical decisions”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years security engineering, 10+ years risk assessment, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Experience communicating technical concepts, Experience with hands-on security engineering, Experience in risk assessment, Experience applying threat modeling
Nice to Have
Information security risk-based prioritization, Information security technologies knowledge, Security design review experience, Threat modeling experience, Risk analysis experience, Software testing techniques experience, Architecting AWS experience, Securing AWS experience, Operating AWS experience
What You'll Do.
Bring security expertise
Guide technical decisions
Be hands-on technical leader
Partner with engineering leaders
Reduce friction for builders
Develop secure-by-design services
Drive security decisions
Develop security guidance documentation
Design security tools
Analyze security of applications
Discover security issues
Address security issues
React to threat scenarios
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engineering leaders; Product and engineering teams
Communication Scope
Articulate complex risks; Technical documentation
Full Job Description
Help us protect not only the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing environment but all of our customers as well! As a Principal Security Engineer in AWS Support-Kumo, you will be on the forefront of many security issues for a wide variety of platforms and technologies including cloud services, GenAI, identity and access management, all operating at massive scale. You will have direct impact on the experience of AWS customers and their security efforts through building the next generation of AI powered solutions for AWS Support. As a Principal Security Engineer in Kumo, you will play a leading role in shaping how we implement Shift Left Security by infusing security practices early in the development workflow - from code and design reviews to testing of applications before release. This role will focus on designing and implementing services, applications, and tools to the highest security standards, preventing insecure application code from ever hitting production. You will have the opportunity to influence the direction of several teams spanning L8 boundaries across Support. You will be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering and addressing security issues in the design phase, and quickly reacting to new threat scenarios. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with exceptional leadership and communication skills. You'll need to clearly articulate complex security risks to both technical and non-technical audiences, effectively harmonize diverse perspectives, and skillfully prioritize risks to guide teams toward secure solutions through influence and collaboration. This role requires a security professional who thrives when partnering closely with product and engineering teams to deliver the most secure customer solutions possible. Key job responsibilities 1. Bring security expertise into a team of engineers, guiding technical decisions as well as prioritization of features 2. Be a hands-on technical leader,
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