Security Engineer, AWS Security

Amazon Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major tech company in Greater London is looking for a Security Engineer to enhance their cybersecurity infrastructure. In this role, you will develop and manage services that mitigate threats across extensive networks. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, expertise in programming languages like Python and Java, and familiarity with network protocols. The company promotes work-life balance and continuous career growth within its inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science.
• Knowledge of networking protocols including HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
• Experience programming in Python, Java, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage services to detect and automate cybersecurity threats.
• Develop innovative security solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Improve security programs and processes for customer protection.

Skills

Networking protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP)

Programming in Python

Programming in Java

Experience with AWS products

Experience with secure coding

Experience with threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Python

Java

C++

Job description

About Amazon Security

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.

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.

Key job responsibilities

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.

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, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object‑oriented language
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++

Equal Opportunity Statement

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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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