Security Engineer III

Security Engineer III

Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC

Job Location: Seattle, Washington

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead and architect organization-wide security initiatives, driving technical direction and strategic decisions across multiple teams to enhance the overall security posture.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable security solutions, including automated testing frameworks and continuous monitoring systems using Python, Go, or other relevant languages.
• Spearhead security incident response efforts, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures for complex security events.
• Partner with development teams to integrate security controls into the software development lifecycle and ensure secure coding practices.
• Research, develop, and implement automated security detection systems and prototypes to address emerging threats and enhance preventative capabilities.
• Review and approve security architecture proposals, technical implementation plans, and lead security assessments for critical systems and applications.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers, establish security best practices, and drive their adoption across engineering organizations.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Development teams to develop pragmatic solutions that balance security requirements with business objectives.
• Author and maintain technical documentation for security systems, controls, and architectural decisions.
• Represent security engineering in senior-level technical discussions and influence product roadmaps through security expertise.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field and four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Employer will accept six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and four years of experience.
• Must have four years of experience in the following skills: (1) experience in product or application security and incident response; (2) programming in modern languages including Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or equivalent; (3) experience with AWS services, cloud security, and service-oriented architectures; (4) working with Authentication/Authorization (SAML/OIDC) protocols and network and web protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, and (5) experience in threat modeling, secure design reviews, and penetration testing; (6) Experience in security detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response; (7) Experience with implementing proactive security practices; and (8) developing and implementing security detections in cloud environments.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $179,234/year to $226,700/year.

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.