Amazon.com Services LLC
Technology
Sr.SecurityEngineer,AWSCloudSecurityResponse
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“Sr. Security Engineer, AWS Cloud Security Response at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Cloud Security, Incident Response, Security Engineering, AWS. Manage security and availability of AWS Cloud services. Operate on the ‘AWS’ side of the Shared”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure security of the Cloud; Mitigate risks; Drive automation; Drive scalability; Drive continuous progress; Ensure prompt remediation of issues; Achieve business requirements; Keep acceptable level of risk; Ensure customers are put first
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Critical thinking; Creative thinking; Root cause analysis
On-call responsibilities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years’ equivalent technology experience, 3+ years or more of proven experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security
Nice to Have
2+ years of scripting/coding experience in any language, Previous experience in Python scripting would be ideal, Understanding and experience with implementation of best practices across multiple security disciplines/domains, Strong, proven knowledge of virtualization technologies (AWS preferred), Demonstrated ability to collaborate/develop partnerships with partner teams, work autonomously with a Bias for Action, employ critical and creative thinking, Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills, Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment
What You'll Do.
Manage security and availability of AWS Cloud services
Operate on the ‘AWS’ side of the Shared
Work tactically with internal and external stakeholders
Solve security challenges at massive scale
Think strategically to develop and implement changes
Drive continuous progress
Assess technical vs. business risks
Drive internal engineering teams to take the right
Triage/assess security issues
Engage with internal service teams
Ensure prompt remediation of issues
Escalate internally as necessary
Ensure the right level of urgency and engagement
Participate in efforts to promote security throughout the
Build good working relationships within the team
Build good working relationships with others across Amazon
Develop pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements
Keep an acceptable level of risk
Help with recruiting activities
Help with administrative work
Mentoring of junior staff
Proactive knowledge sharing within the team
Proactive knowledge sharing across the company
Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities
Supply oversight of in-flight security issues
Triage new incoming issues
Determine the level of risk
Prioritize remediation
Communicate the state of these issues to various
Escalate issues to senior AWS leadership
Explore building and improving our tooling
Share tooling benefits with all our engineers globally
Take handover from the previous site
Be delegated ownership of various security issues
Engage various stakeholders
Determine impact level
Work towards resolving them
Document all issues you are tracking
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal stakeholders; External stakeholders; Internal service teams; Senior leadership; Partner teams; Other AWS teams
Communication Scope
Oral communication; Written communication; Communicate to leadership
Process & Methodology
Prioritize multiple tasks, Manage projects
Full Job Description
The AWS Cloud Security Response team manages the security and availability of AWS Cloud services. We operate on the ‘AWS’ side of the Shared Responsibility Model to ensure “Security of the Cloud” and to protect our customers. This role requires engineers to work tactically with both internal and external stakeholders to solve security challenges at massive scale, and to think strategically to develop and implement changes to drive automation, scalability and continuous progress for the organization. We’re looking for talented software and systems professionals with a passion for security who thrive in high energy environments to help us continue to raise the security bar for cloud computing. Successful candidates should: - be able to assess technical vs. business risks and consistently drive internal engineering teams to take the right actions in the appropriate time frames to mitigate risks. - have a good mix of broad and deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security. - be technically proficient in the fields of network and operating system security, cryptography, software security, security operations, incident response, and emergent security intelligence. - possess a combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills, as well as the ability to manage a mix of disparate tasks which may include small-project and software development work. - be comfortable challenging and escalating to senior leadership to always ensure the best outcome for customers. An ideal candidate should be able to conduct most of the following: - Triage/assess security issues and engage with internal service teams to ensure prompt remediation of issues, escalating internally as necessary to ensure the right level of urgency and engagement. - Participate in efforts to promote security throughout the Company and build good working relationships within the team and with others across Amazon. - Demonstrate high ability and tolerance for frequent c
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