Cloud Security Operations Engineer (AWS Incident Response)

Amazon Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is looking for a focused Security Engineer who can take on a leadership role in responding to security issues across the largest cloud provider in the world. The right candidate must thrive in high-pressure situations, think like both an attacker and defender, and drive relevant teams to take the right actions in the right timeframes to mitigate risks.

We value deep technical knowledge in cryptography, network security, software security, and incident response, with a focus on scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP.
• Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, .Net, C++ or similar.
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques.

Responsibilities

• Triage/assess security issues and engage with internal service teams to ensure timely remediation.
• Participate in efforts to promote security across the Company and build relationships.
• Demonstrate high capacity for context switching and interruptions while staying productive.
• Develop pragmatic solutions that meet business requirements with acceptable risk.
• Mentoring of junior staff and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Fulfil regular on-call responsibilities.

Skills

Networking protocols knowledge

Threat modeling

Incident response

On-call responsibilities

Security architectures

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Python

Java

C++

Go

Ruby

.NET

Swift

Job description

Amazon is looking for a focused Security Engineer who can take on a leadership role in responding to security issues across the largest cloud provider in the world. The right candidate must thrive in high-pressure situations, think like both an attacker and defender, and drive relevant teams to take the right actions in the right timeframes to mitigate risks.

We value deep technical knowledge in cryptography, network security, software security, and incident response, with a focus on scalable