Senior Security Engineer, Amazon

• A successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work closely with AWS builders and AWS Security to deliver security outcomes and the lowest builder cos
• Software development experience combined with security knowledge will be critical to the candidate's success
• The candidate will be able to produce results in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge, and foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted with disagreement
• As such, exemplary written and verbal communication skills are important, as the candidate will frequently work with leadership and colleagues that cross organizational boundaries
• BS (or higher) in Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
• 5+ years of experience in network, system and/or application security
• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: cryptography, web and network protocols, data structures and algorithms, software development, threat modeling, pen tests, or vulnerability assessments

Desirable

• As a Security Engineer, you will help us understand how AWS service teams build new features and services and identify opportunities to inject security into their workflows to reduce the effort service teams spend on security
• Opportunities could range from process improvements, automation solutions and secure-by-default mechanisms
• Understand builder workflows to identify think big opportunities that inject security earlier in the Software Development Lifecycle
• Propose and design secure-by-default solutions
• Ensure we uphold the AWS Security Bar while increasing efficiency for builders
• Represent the team to AWS service team and security leadership
• Prepare and present detailed, written technical information for internal and external audiences
• Define and monitor security metrics
• The Proactive Security Builder Efficiency team is comprised of product managers, program managers and security engineers, all focused on improving the lives of AWS Builders
• We have an opportunity to make a large impact by influencing teams across AWS to build and adopt solutions that increase builder efficiency