
Senior Security Engineer - AWS Security
5d5 days agoAmazon.com
Seattle, US · Full-time · $178,400 – $226,700
About this role
Come help secure critical Identity and Governance services in the AWS cloud and deliver world-class defense for AWS customers. AWS Identity and Governance teams build and operate the identity, authentication, and authorization stack. Services empower customers to manage access and governance at scale with flexible security controls.
As a Senior Security Engineer, lead the design, development, and implementation of security solutions protecting global infrastructure, products, and customer data. Combine deep security expertise with advanced software engineering to build scalable security systems and frameworks. Bring passion for raising the security bar.
Drive technical direction for security projects impacting multiple teams, author technical design documents, and lead security reviews for critical systems. Partner with Product, Operations, and Development teams to drive security improvements. Represent security engineering in senior-level discussions and mentor junior engineers.
The Identity Security team partners with AWS services to reduce risk throughout their lifecycle and proactively identify threats. Collaborate with software engineers to prevent issues at design and development. Own broad security efforts like contingent authorization and service credential management to foster a security culture.
Analyze security of web applications and services, drive large-scale security solutions, and learn new skills daily. Help protect mission-critical AWS systems while instilling high security standards across engineering organizations. Join to foster continuous learning and security excellence.
Requirements
- Deep security expertise in identity, authentication, and authorization
- Advanced software engineering capabilities for scalable security systems
- Experience building automated security testing and monitoring frameworks
- Proficiency in Java, Python, Go for security solution development
- Ability to lead security initiatives across multiple teams
- Skills in security incident response and root cause analysis
- Expertise in designing security architectures for cloud environments
- Knowledge of integrating security into software development lifecycles
Responsibilities
- Lead complex security initiatives across multiple services teams and drive architectural decisions impacting organization-wide security posture
- Build automated security testing frameworks and continuous security monitoring systems
- Build prototypes and proofs of concept for new, innovative security technologies
- Design and implement scalable security solutions using Java, Python, Go, or other relevant languages
- Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and establish security engineering best practices
- Partner with software development teams to build security controls into the development lifecycle
- Lead security incident responses and drive root cause analysis for complex security events
- Influence product roadmaps by providing security expertise during planning phases
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