Contribute to scripting and security tool development efforts
Own security metrics delivery and improvements
Directly support Security Engineers by contributing research for IAM security reviews and initiatives
Act as a subject matter expert, handle escalations, and mentor other engineers on the team
A day in the life
You drive the remediation of known security issues by working directly with customers to help them adopt new security products or adjust their platform configuration to comply with the latest security standards. As an experienced engineer, you identify issue trends and apply automation to drive bulk remediations. You set the technical direction for how the team resolves recurring problems, handle escalations, and collaborate with engineers across Amazon to strengthen security practices.
This role includes occasional on-call responsibilities.
About the team
Our team's mission is to make the secure way the easy way. We focus on Identity and Access Management improvements, and our remit covers both internal and external identity. As a technical lead on the team, you'll work in an environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
We tackle complex security challenges at Amazon scale, developing new approaches to access management that balance security with ease of use. The team values mentorship and knowledge sharing, creating an environment where engineers grow their expertise while delivering meaningful impact on Amazon's security posture.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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 Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We 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.
Experience in software development, or experience in technical support
Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
Experience with Linux
Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS
Experience in one or more of the following: application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, security infrastructure, penetration testing, mobile security, cloud security, AI security, identity and access controls
Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other related discipline, or experience with equivalent introductory technical domain knowledge
Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
Experience in scripting or programming work in Ruby, Python, Shell/BASH scripting, Java, C/C++, C*, Perl, or other languages
Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS, or experience with one or more of the following domains: systems administration (Linux/Window), network administration (DNS, IPsec, BGP, VPN, Load Balancing), or programming (Node.JS, Java, Ruby, C#, Python, or PHP)
Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
Experience mentoring or training the engineering community on complex technical issues
Experience working on and delivering end to end projects independently
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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