AWS Security Operations/Incident Response Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

About the role

AWS runs a globally distributed environment operating at massive scale. The AWS Security Incident Response team is seeking a focused Security Engineer to take on a leadership role in responding to security issues in support of our National Security program. This engineer will work as part of a growing team of security engineers focused on protecting the AWS infrastructure used by our national security customers.

Key job responsibilities

• 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 for internal use that enable you and your fellow Security Engineers to operate at high speed and wide scale
• Communicate effectively at multiple levels of sensitivity and across multiple audiences
• Recognize, adopt and instill the best practices in security engineering fields throughout the organization: development, cryptography, network security, security operations, incident response, security intelligence
• Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities

About the team

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. 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 Amazon's 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.

In Amazon Security, it's 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.

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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, there's nothing we can't achieve.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above
• GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with AWS products and services

Pay

USA, VA, Herndon - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually. 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.