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Description

AMS Security provides 24/7 threat monitoring, investigation, and response across for customer’s AWS environments. AMS enhances existing security capabilities by supporting security monitoring for all native AWS services and supports vendor agnostic detective and protective controls to provide holistic security controls for customers. This is done by leveraging data on common attack techniques to enhance detective controls and incident response, then building auto-remediation capabilities to minimize disruption to customer workloads. When a security event does happen, you will be there provide guidance.

AWS Managed Services (AMS) Security 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

• 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, Amazon Macie, and other new security products.

• 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 Managed Services (AMS), 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

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years or more of demonstrated experience in a technical field with a focus in areas such as operating systems, network, and/or applications.

• Understanding of security concepts and common security threats in host operating systems (Linux/ Windows), log analysis and investigation.

• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP

• Experience with programming languages such as Python

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of common system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.

• Understanding of the tools, tactics, and techniques used by threat actors during security events.

• Familiarity/experience with AWS services and security concepts.

Acknowledgement of country:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.

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