Software Development Engineer II, AWS SecDevOps

AWS Security SecDevOps is a team of software development engineers responsible for shaping the future of internal security tooling within AWS Security. We build technologies at scale to help keep AWS and our customers secure. As a software development engineer on this team you will use modern technologies and AWS services to empower AWS security response engineers to be more productive and improve AWS builder experience. Our team tackles challenging internal development efforts within AWS Security requiring scale availability and integration with numerous other services and tools. To delight our customers we incorporate real-time collaboration features and use purpose-built components and dependencies while maintaining close contact with our customers throughout the development process.

You are a software developer who likes to deliver software solutions that solve business problems and delight your customers with efficiency and productivity gains. You have development experience with technologies like AWS Java TypeScript React Python and SQL though you dont need experience with all of those to start. You might be a front end developer a back end developer or a full stack engineer. If you have some background in security that is helpful but not required.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and deliver software features across the full development lifecycle from working backwards with customers through implementation testing deployment and operations for security response systems.
- Participate actively in code reviews providing meaningful feedback to teammates and coaching others on producing high-quality maintainable code.
- Identify and resolve root causes of operational issues ensuring the software you support remains reliable and that permanent fixes replace short-term workarounds.
- Collaborate with customers other technical teams and stakeholders to collect requirements understand business and security needs and translate those into clear technical solutions.
- Document the software you work on how it is constructed and operated and how it fits into the broader security ecosystem and train new team members on these points.

A day in the life
You review the operational health of detection and response systems checking metrics and addressing any service issues. You design and implement features across front end back end and data warehousing. You participate in design discussions and code reviews with your teammates and regularly meet with security response engineers and AWS builders to understand their pain points so you can build the right solutions. You also spend time mentoring teammates and writing documentation that helps others ramp up quickly.

About the team
AWS Security SecDevOps builds APIs websites and tools that power AWS Security Operations. Our mission is to make security response engineers more productive and keep AWS customers secure. We work closely with partner teams across AWS Security and our systems integrate with numerous internal services and tools.

At Amazon security is central to maintaining customer trust. We offer security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities across cloud devices retail entertainment healthcare operations and physical stores. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply whether your career is just starting has followed a non-traditional path or includes alternative experiences.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont 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 Amazons 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 its 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
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3 years of full stack development experience

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
- Experience building complex highly-scalable systems that involve predictive models or applications of machine learning
- Experience in one or more of the following domains: access- control system and methodology network security application- and system-development security security architecture and models cryptography and operations security
- Experience communicating with users other technical teams and management to collect requirements describe software product features and technical designs
- Experience working with React TypeScript building services with Java Python and integrating with multiple systems.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA VA Herndon - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually

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