Amazon.com Services LLC
Technology
SecurityEngineer,ThreatDetection
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Security Engineer, Threat Detection at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Threat detection, Detection engineering, Machine learning, Python scripting. Research emerging threats. Develop new detection ideas”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience triaging alerts, Experience developing alerts, Experience with response automation, Front-line analysis experience, Escalation support experience, Scripting with Python, Scripting with Perl, Scripting with Bash, Scripting with PowerShell, Knowledge of web protocols, Knowledge of common attacks, Knowledge of Linux/Unix tools, Knowledge of Linux/Unix architecture, Knowledge of cloud computing, Knowledge of cloud design, 1+ years threat modeling, 1+ years secure coding, 1+ years identity management, 1+ years authentication, 1+ years software development, 1+ years cryptography, 1+ years system administration, 1+ years network security
Nice to Have
Machine Learning fundamentals experience, Large Language Model fundamentals experience, ML architecture experience, ML training lifecycle experience, ML inference lifecycle experience, ML execution optimization experience, Experience leading teams, Experience influencing organizations
What You'll Do.
Research emerging threats
Develop new detection ideas
Build high-confidence detections
Identify malicious activity
Understand threat models
Deliver rapid response detections
Develop innovative detection methods
Detect threats at scale
Leverage threat intelligence
Leverage security research
Deliver high-fidelity detections
Align detections to TTPs
Enhance detection processes
Prioritize detections
Develop platform requirements
Reduce false positives
Automate response actions
Research detection capabilities
Develop detection capabilities
Advance detection capabilities
Use advanced data correlation
Use risk-based alerting
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Incident Response; Threat Hunting; Threat Intelligence; Red Team; Security teams
Full Job Description
Are you excited about advancing the state of threat detection at scale to mitigate risk from an ever-evolving threat landscape impacting a diverse range of businesses? Amazon Stores Security's Threat Detection team is looking for a highly motivated Security Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will research emerging threats to develop new detection ideas and build high-confidence detections that proactively identify malicious activity across large-scale log data. You will work closely with Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, and Red Team to understand threat models and deliver detections that enable rapid response. You will also develop innovative methods utilizing the latest techniques to detect threats at scale. Your expertise will help defend the data of Amazon's millions of customers against the most critical threats. Key job responsibilities - Identify critical threats targeting Amazon's network by leveraging threat intelligence and security research, then deliver high-fidelity threat detections aligned to attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). - Enhance detection engineering processes by improving how detections are scoped, prioritized, developed, tested, and maintained throughout their lifecycle. - Develop platform requirements to enrich alerts with contextual data, reduce false positives, and automate remediation and response actions in coordination with incident response teams. - Research and develop mechanisms to advance detection capabilities through machine learning, advanced data correlation, risk-based alerting, or generative AI. - Automate your way through challenges using Python or other scripting languages to build tooling, validate detections, and streamline operational workflows at scale. A day in the life Most days you'll be heads-down building and tuning detections, digging into log data to figure out what malicious activity looks like and how to catch it reliably. You'll spend time reading up on the lat
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