Security Engineer, Amazon

AWS Security Vulnerability Management

$135.5-212.8k

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

SQL

Python

Java

Junior and Mid level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

The largest online retailer and technology provider

Job no longer available

The largest online retailer and technology provider

1001+ employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceCloud ComputingeCommerce

Job no longer available

$135.5-212.8k

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

SQL

Python

Java

Junior and Mid level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceCloud ComputingeCommerce

Company mission

To be Earth's most customer-centric company.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, related field or equivalent work experience
2+ years of demonstrated experience with a focus in areas such as systems, cloud, network, and/or application security
2+ years of proficiency in at least 1 programming language such as Java, Python or C#
2+ years of proficiency with SQL or other query language

Desirable

Experience working with information security, cybersecurity, risk, compliance or governance teams
Experience with security and GRC disciplines, technologies, and best practices
Experience building and delivering solutions on the AWS cloud
Professional experience conducting security assessments
Experience working on or alongside a product development team

What the job involves

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security is looking for a passionate, innovative, and motivated Security Engineer for the AWS Security Vulnerability Management team
Our team is responsible for inventing new security services that enable and automate security solutions at AWS’ unprecedented scale
In this role, you will be part of a team of security engineers solving complex security challenges that have direct and measurable impact on our customers
Our programs stretch across all of AWS, giving you the opportunity to interact with product teams, industry specialists, security partners, and organization leaders. You will build and own software solutions and solve ambiguous technical problems
Build and implement solutions to identify software based risks in AWS services
Perform vulnerability and impact assessments taking into account base, temporal, and environmental factors
Query, analyze, and report on large datasets
Work with a team of software and security engineers that design, build, and own software solutions that solve complex security challenges for AWS and our customers
Diving into large datasets to identify potential risks
Perform severity assessments of software vulnerabilities
Work with software builders to apply environmental context against findings to adjust risk scores
Implement automation to improve operational throughput and efficiency
Work with partner teams to propose and implement functionality to reduce risks at scale

Our take

Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.

More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.

Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.

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Insights

16% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

South Lake Union, Seattle, WA

Leadership

Jeff Bezos

(Founder & Executive Chairman)

Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.

Andy Jassy

(President & CEO)

Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.

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