Security Engineer, Cloud Security Response

at  Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years’ equivalent technology and cyber security experience.
• Understanding of best practices across multiple security disciplines/domains.
• 5+ years or more of proven experience with a focus in areas such as systems, incident response, network, and/or application security.
  AWS is looking for a Security Engineer to join the Cloud Response team in Australia.
  The team manages the security and availability of AWS Cloud services. We operate on the ‘AWS’ side of the Shared Responsibility Model to ensure “Security of the Cloud” and to protect our customers. This role requires engineers to work tactically with both internal and external stakeholders to solve security challenges at massive scale, and to think strategically to develop and implement changes to drive automation, scalability and continuous progress for the organization.

Key job responsibilities

• Supply oversight of in-flight security issues.
• Triage new incoming issues to determine the level of risk they present to AWS, and then accordingly prioritise its remediation in conjunction with the impacted service team.
• Communicate the state of these issues to various audiences, both technical and non-technical, at various levels of seniority (up to and including AWS’ Chief Information Security Officer).
• Escalate issues to senior AWS leadership if you feel your issues are not being treated at the correct pace due to their impact to ensure that we are putting customers first.
• Explore building and improving our tooling to make your own life easier, and at the same time, sharing that benefit with all our engineers globally.

About the team
Cloud Response is a team inside AWS Security Operations. This team is broadly responsible for the ‘AWS’ side of the Shared Responsibility Model, and provides oversight of security issues from their identification through to resolution.
Cloud Response operates follow-the-sun with teams based around four different geographical locations. We work with other AWS teams, to ensure security issues are resolved with the right level of urgency, whilst ensuring that our stakeholders are kept into the loop.
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 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.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
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.
Training and Career growth
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 are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Melbourne, VIC, AUS | Sydney, NSW, AUS

• 6+ years or more of proven experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security.
• 2+ years of scripting/coding experience in any language (including Bash/PowerShell scripting). Previous experience in Python scripting would be ideal.
• Extensive knowledge of Internet security issues, cloud architectures, threat landscape, Linux/Unix tools and AWS services.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

• Supply oversight of in-flight security issues.
• Triage new incoming issues to determine the level of risk they present to AWS, and then accordingly prioritise its remediation in conjunction with the impacted service team.
• Communicate the state of these issues to various audiences, both technical and non-technical, at various levels of seniority (up to and including AWS’ Chief Information Security Officer).
• Escalate issues to senior AWS leadership if you feel your issues are not being treated at the correct pace due to their impact to ensure that we are putting customers first.
• Explore building and improving our tooling to make your own life easier, and at the same time, sharing that benefit with all our engineers globally