Security Automation SDE — Build at AWS Scale

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Security operates at a scale few engineers ever get to work at. Epoxy is the team that builds the automation making that coverage possible.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to support the building and operating of the platforms that onboard threat detection, remediate security risk, and accelerate security response across every AWS account. AWS Security, Epoxy builds a collection of automation platforms for AWS Security.

Qualifications

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development.
• Experience in professional, non-internship software development.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver features and components that solve difficult problems across AWS Security Epoxy's services, working independently from a well understood business goal even when the implementation is not fully specified.
• Own the operational excellence of the systems you work on: instrument them, alarm on the right signals, and drive down operational load through automation rather than manual toil.
• Write high quality, well tested code that meets a high engineering bar, and clear documentation and runbooks that let others maintain and extend your work.
• Participate in the team on-call rotation, supporting our services and responding to high-severity requests from AWS Security operations and Partner Teams. You resolve issues, then eliminate their contributing causes with permanent fixes.
• Improve the resiliency, scalability, and safety of systems that operate at very high scale, making sound trade-offs between short-term needs and long-term maintainability.
• Raise the bar through code reviews, design reviews, operational readiness reviews, and post-incident analyses, giving useful and actionable feedback including to more senior engineers.
• Mentor newer teammates and interns, and begin to influence partner teams by helping them adopt sound engineering and operational practices.

Skills

Software development experience

Java

C++

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Security operates at a scale few engineers ever get to work at. Epoxy is the team that builds the automation making that coverage possible.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to support the building and operating of the platforms that onboard threat detection, remediate security risk, and accelerate security response across every AWS account. AWS Security, Epoxy builds a collection of automation platforms for AWS Security.