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Security Engineer - Incident Response, Kuiper Security Controls and Assurance

Amazon
Bellevue, WA Full-time 12/2/2025 $136k - $212.8k per year
Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience

Job Description

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, aiming to deliver fast, reliable internet globally. The role focuses on security assurance, automating security controls, and collaborating with various teams to enhance compliance and security standards.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
  • 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non-internship) experience
  • 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or experience in IT Security
  • Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
  • Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques

Responsibilities

  • Responding to security incidents and coordinating a cohesive response involving multiple teams across Kuiper
  • Providing security engineering solutions and support during customer-facing incidents
  • Assisting in the development of pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk
  • Identifying and recommending solutions that improve or expand Amazon’s incident response capabilities
  • Working alongside Security Engineers to improve security and reduce risk
  • Evaluating the impact of current security trends, advisories, publications, and coordinating response as necessary
  • Keeping knowledge and skills current with the rapidly changing threat landscape
  • 24/7 on-call responsibilities on rotation