Amazon Web Services
Technology
SecurityEngineer,AWSSecurityIncidentResponse
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optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Security Engineer, AWS Security Incident Response at Amazon Web Services. Skills: Incident response, Threat detection, Security automation. Respond to threat findings. Identify security threats”
What You'll Achieve.
Keep customers secure; Increase security response effectiveness; Minimize disruption to customer workloads
Industry & Context.
Work through ambiguity; Identify suspicious activity
On-call support, Periodic on-call responsibilities, On-call responsibilities including weekends
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Experience with web protocols, Experience with common security attacks, Experience with remediation, Knowledge of system, Knowledge of network, Knowledge of OS, Experience solving problems by writing code, Experience solving problems with scripts
Nice to Have
Experience with AWS services, Experience with other cloud offerings, Experience triaging security alerts, Front-line analysis experience, Escalation experience, GCIH certification, GSEC certification, Security+ certification
What You'll Do.
Respond to threat findings
Identify security threats
Evaluate security threats
Communicate security threats
Propose remediation for security issues
Contribute to security automation development
Contribute to security posture improvements
Track effectiveness of detective controls
Report effectiveness of detective controls
Develop processes for response effectiveness
Develop policies for response effectiveness
Monitor networks for potential threats
Monitor systems for potential threats
Perform triage for security alerts
Document suspicious activity
Report security issues
Perform threat detection
Perform incident response
Mitigate cyber threats
Protect AWS Customers
Learn new technologies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work alongside security engineers; Work with partner teams
Communication Scope
Explain technical concepts
Full Job Description
AWS Security Incident Response is looking for technical Security Engineers that are passionate about learning new concepts and work well within a team environment to keep customers secure. We value engineers that can work through ambiguity to identify suspicious activity, lead security response, and can explain technical security concepts to non-technical audiences. Key job responsibilities * Respond to threat findings that indicate unauthorized activity has occurred * Identify, evaluate and communicate security threats, risks and vulnerabilities, and propose recommended remediation for security issues. * Contribute to the development of security automation and security posture improvements. * Track and report on the effectiveness of AWS detective controls such as Amazon GuardDuty and partner products such as CrowdStrike Falcon or Wiz Defend * Develop processes and policies to increase security response effectiveness. * On-call support: This role requires periodic on-call responsibilities including weekends. A day in the life As a Security Engineer in AWS Security Incident Response, your responsibilities include monitoring networks and systems for potential threats, performing triage for security alerts, documenting suspicious activity, and reporting issues so they can be adequately handled. You will work alongside our security engineers and partner teams to perform daily threat detection and incident response, using the full capability of AWS technologies and services to detect and mitigate cyber threats at a massive scale and help protect AWS Customers. You should also enjoy learning about the most up-to-date new technologies and procedures to protect information systems and data. About the team AWS Security Incident Response provides 24/7 threat monitoring, investigation, and response across for customer’s AWS environments. The service enhances existing security capabilities by providing security monitoring for all native AWS services and supports vendor agnostic
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