Cyber Security Analyst, AWS Security

Amazon.com, Inc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Security Engineer to manage and innovate security solutions that detect and mitigate cybersecurity threats. You will collaborate with teams across different sectors to protect AWS customers' trust. Required qualifications include a technical degree, experience in a SOC environment, and ability to obtain UK Government Security Clearance. Join a diverse team focused on maintaining high security standards in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Inclusive work culture

Career advancement resources

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• You will need to be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance.
• Experience of working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) performing security investigations, penetration testing and/or incident response.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage services that detect and automate mitigation of cybersecurity threats.
• Work with data scientists and software engineers to develop innovative security solutions.

Skills

Understanding of security threats

Hands-on experience detecting cyber-attacks

Experience using big data analytics

Ability to develop code in modern languages

Understanding of Mitre ATT&CK framework

Awareness of current cyber security threats

Education

Degree or Equivalent experience in a technical field

Tools

Java

Go

TypeScript

Python

Rust

Job description

As a Security Engineer, you'll help to build and manage services that detect and automate the mitigation of cybersecurity threats across Amazon's infrastructure. You'll work with data scientists, software development engineers, and other security engineers across multiple teams to develop innovative security solutions. Our services protect the AWS cloud for all customers and preserve our customers' trust in us. You'll get to use the full power and breadth of AWS technologies to build services that proactively protect AWS customers, both internally and externally, from security threats. You will be working in a team of industry-leading security experts working with UK customers to operate and continuously improve industry-leading security programs and processes. This team manages the underlying security programs and processes for personnel security, physical and logical accreditations, education, awareness and training, assurance, and cyber security.

You will need to be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance. Further details found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels, Degree or Equivalent experience in a technical field. Experience of working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) performing security investigations, penetration testing and/or incident response in the context of large organisations.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Understanding of security threats, hands‑on experience detecting and defending from cyber‑attacks, and experience using big data analytics and orchestration to address security challenges.
• Ability to develop code with at least one modern language such as Java, Go, TypeScript, Python, Rust and conduct security code review.
• Understanding of the Mitre ATT&CK framework and knowledge of host and network telemetry data (e.g., process lists, application logs, NetFlow).
• Have awareness and understanding of current cyber security threats, actors and their techniques.
• Experience with data science, big data analytics technology stack, analytic development for endpoint and network security, and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming, and Kinesis).

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, providing virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start‑ups to enterprises, run their operations and applications on AWS' multi‑tenant infrastructure.

About Amazon Security

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.

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee‑led and company‑sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Training & 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.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

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