Security Engineer, WWPS Solutions Architecture at Amazon San Francisco, CA

Security Engineer, WWPS Solutions Architecture (Amazon) Location: San Francisco, CA. U.S. citizenship required. Amazon Web Services is looking for a security focused Engineer for the Controlled Working Environment (CWE) program. The selected candidate will expand our Security Operating Center (SOC) and maintain security compliance in this working environment. The right candidate must thrive in high‑pressure situations, think like both an attacker and defender, drive relevant teams to take the right actions in the right time frames to mitigate risks, and balance business and technical risk to effect the program. Key responsibilities include: Confidently and intelligently respond to security incidents, and proactively consider how to prevent the same type of incidents from occurring in the future. Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security events that involve multiple teams across the organization. Build security utilities and tools that enable the team to operate at high speed and wide scale. Evaluate the impact of current security threats, advisories, publications, and academic research to the organization. Identify plans of action and coordinate as necessary across teams to mitigate risk. Communicate effectively at different levels of sensitivity, knowledge, and audiences. Recognize, adopt, and instill the best practices of security engineering throughout the organization. Fulfill regular on‑call responsibilities. Typical day: Amazon has a fast‑paced environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” On a “typical” day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues. Basic Qualifications BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or other technical degree or 3+ year’s equivalent technology experience. Minimum of 3 years’ experience in three or more of the following: incident response, application security, network security, security operations, or network engineering, with at least two years of experience on a Security Operations team, especially coordinating responses to security incidents. Experience using industry‑standard SIEMs, especially ElasticSearch. Experience with security operations of Windows and Linux operating system (OS) environments, (e.g., Windows system, security, application event logs). Experience working with AWS security services (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Config, etc). This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. citizen. Preferred Qualifications Security related certifications such as OSCP, CISSP, CCSP, RHCSA, CompTIA Security+ Linux+, GIAC, GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, GPEN, GNFA, GCUX, CE. Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical teams. Experience in scripting or programming (Ruby, Python, Shell/BASH, Java, etc.) and automation of security tasks through scripting/programming. Experience in compliance requirements (e.g., NIST, ISO, HIPAA, FedRAMP, etc.). Extensive knowledge of internet security issues, cloud architectures, threat landscape, and experience with virtualization technologies like AWS services. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000 per year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800 per 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Payfuture Technologies