Security Engineer, ProServe Security Engineering

DescriptionThe Global Services, Security (GSS) team, a part of Amazon Web Services, leverages the expertise and ingenuity of our builders to establish scalable security solutions for both internal and external customers that drive business outcomes. Our goal of securing the world’s workloads and building a brighter future for humanity requires us to focus on reliable delivery of bar raising security outcomes and investment in security mechanisms and automation on behalf of our customers.Key job responsibilitiesAWS Global Services Security seeks a Security Engineer to design security controls and validate our services, solutions, and customer environments meet the highest standards. You'll analyze security of customer-facing services, procedures, and security training/support. Where improvements are needed, you'll address issues, build automation, and mitigate threats. This role offers security skills growth as you work with teams building new technology at scale. Security engineers learn from and mentor others, becoming trusted security advisors. You'll have technical expertise across domains and significantly contribute to the Global Services Security team and groups throughout Amazon. Specifically, you'll support the AWS ProServe organization as they build innovative solutions for customers, ensuring continual high security. You must earn field consultant trust, dive into technical details, collaborate to build secure services, and provide secure approaches for critical customer environments. This requires fostering constructive dialogue and resolving differing security risk opinions. You're expected to plan the ProServe Security Engineering team's work and identify process improvement opportunities. Successful candidates need troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills to own and deliver on complex security projects and software development.About the teamDiverse ExperiencesAmazon 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 AWSAmazon 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.Work/Life BalanceWe 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.Inclusive Team CultureHere 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 and Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Hybrid WorkWe value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our Amazon offices.Basic Qualifications

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

Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent

2+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C or similar object oriented language experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Experience with AWS products and services

Excellent written communication skills, with a focus on translating technically complex issues into simple, easy to understand concepts for senior executives.

Experience implementing complex security solutions that resolve security and business risk trade-offs and have broad influence across multiple services.

Ability to lead through influence across a broad set of stakeholders at Amazon within a secure development life-cycle for multiple products and technologies, meeting customer expectations for security.

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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.