Security Engineer, Amazon

• Above all else, a strong sense of customer obsession is necessary to focus on the ultimate goal of keeping Amazon and its customers secure
• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
• 3+ years of experience in a penetration testing or similar offensive security role

Desirable

• Amazon’s Information Security Penetration Testing Team is seeking a Security Engineer to help keep Amazon secure for its customers
• In this role, you will attack Amazon’s services, applications, and websites to discover security issues and report them to our internal technology teams
• This position will provide you with challenging opportunities, both technologically and as a leader, but will also be a great deal of fun if hacking Amazon alongside a team of highly skilled individuals sounds exciting to you
• A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains. Engineers in this role work closely with teams throughout the Amazon Security organization, as well as provide technical leadership and advice to teams and leaders throughout Amazon
• You will be in direct contact with teams in a variety of business verticals, giving you first hand knowledge about how Amazon is built and how it operates at a deep, technical level
• Additionally, you will leverage the knowledge you gain about Amazon to find new ways to break services and technologies throughout the company
• Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade-offs between short-term fixes and long-term security and business goals
• You will demonstrate resilience and navigate ambiguous situations with composure and tact
• You will be expected to provide thought leadership for the organization as you discover, invent, and innovate throughout the course of your duties
• Conducting high quality application penetration tests independently, or as part of a team
• Creating detailed engagement plans and thoroughly documenting findings, gaps, and remediation recommendations
• Contributing to team tooling, innovation, and process improvements
• Communicating and collaborating with partner security teams, service owners, and senior leadership to influence and prioritize the resolution of discovered security findings