Amazon.com Services LLC

Technology

SecurityEngineerII,SecurityIncidentResponseTeam(SIRT)

$159–202k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Security Engineer II, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Security Incident Response, Cloud Security, Threat Detection. Respond to security incidents. Investigate security breaches”

What You'll Achieve.

Minimize impact of incidents; Reduce incident response time; Enhance security defenses

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, 5+ years of experience in security engineering, Experience with security incident response, Experience with cloud security

Nice to Have

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, Experience with scripting languages, Experience with SIEM tools, Experience with threat intelligence platforms, Experience with digital forensics

What You'll Do.

Respond to security incidents

Investigate security breaches

Analyze security alerts

Perform digital forensics

Develop incident response playbooks

Collaborate with engineering teams

Improve security posture

Stay current with threats

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Incident reporting; Technical briefings

Full Job Description

Amazon is seeking qualified Security Engineers to join our innovative, high energy Information Security team. In this role you will work within the Amazon Security Incident Response Team (SIRT). SIRT Security Engineers respond to security events, conduct analysis of threats such as malware and intrusion attempts, and provide security services to safeguard highly sensitive data. They work hands-on with detection systems and vulnerability analysis tools to respond to potential threats to Amazon systems. SIRT Security Engineers are unique individuals prepared to relentlessly resolve security issues by gathering and analyzing event data and conducting root-cause analysis. With your technical expertise, you will be solving security challenges at scale, working to protect the applications powering the most sophisticated e-commerce platform ever built. We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of forensics, malware analysis, network security, application security, threat hunting, and threat intelligence. Key job responsibilities - Responding to security incidents, and coordinating a cohesive response involving multiple teams across Amazon. - Providing security engineering solutions and support during customer-facing incidents, proactively considering the prevention of similar incidents from occurring in the future. - Assisting in the development of pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk. - Identifying and recommending solutions that improve or expand Amazon’s incident response capabilities, leveraging AI approaches where suitable. - Working alongside and mentoring Information Security engineers to improve security, reduce and quickly address risk. - Evaluating the impact of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research to Amazon, coordinating response as necessary across affected teams. - Keeping your knowledge and skills current with the rapidly changing

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