As a Senior Security Engineer at Amazon, you will focus on building and managing services that detect and automate the mitigation of cybersecurity threats across the AWS infrastructure. You will collaborate with data scientists, software development engineers, and security engineers to develop innovative security solutions at scale. The role emphasizes the importance of maintaining customer trust by proactively protecting AWS customers from security threats. Amazon Security values diverse experiences and offers opportunities for career growth and work-life balance.

• 4+ years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools.
• 5+ years of work experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans.
• 4+ years of non-internship experience in scripting, programming, and security code review in common programming languages.
• Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go.
• Experience in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques.
• Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services.
• Experience with AWS Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and SQS.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Spark, and EMR.
• Experience leveraging native cloud telemetry for detection engineering and incident response.

• Research, identify, and prioritize security problems that can be detected using automation.
• Develop detection prototypes for security problems to enhance detection capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to prevent security issues at scale.
• Mentor and develop teammates both technically and professionally.
• Seek out, develop, and advocate for new technology to research, identify, and mitigate complex risks.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.