Security Operations Engineer, AWS Security Cloud Response

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to lead responses to security incidents in the cloud. This role requires a balance of technical knowledge and business acumen to mitigate risks effectively. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in areas such as cryptography, network security, and incident response, along with the ability to design innovative solutions to complex challenges. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and is committed to building a secure and resilient cloud environment. If you're passionate about security and technology, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent required.
• Information security professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to security incidents and design preventive measures.
• Build internal security tools for efficient operations.
• Coordinate responses to security events across teams.

Skills

Incident Response

Security Operations

Cryptography

Network Security

Malware Analysis

Forensics

Threat Modeling

Programming in Python

Secure Coding

System Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Python

Java

C++

Job description

Security Operations Engineer, AWS Security Cloud Response

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 are looking for an individual who can balance technical risks against business risks and consistently drive for the right results. They must have the passion for engineering novel solutions to complex security challenges and recognize and fill gaps in capabilities. The ability to quickly design and build internal-facing tools that enable scaled programmatic automation is a plus.

The successful candidate will have a good mix of deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security. We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of cryptography, network security, software security, malware analysis, forensics, security operations, incident response, and emergent security intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Confidently and intelligently respond to security incidents, and proactively consider how to prevent the same type of incidents from occurring in the future.
2. Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security events that involve multiple teams across the organization.
3. Build security utilities and tools for internal use that enable you and your fellow Security Engineers to operate at high speed and wide scale.
4. Evaluate the impact to the organization of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research. Coordinate responses as necessary across affected teams to do the right thing for our customers and our organization.
5. Ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of sensitivity, and multiple audiences.
6. Recognize, adopt and instill the best practices in security engineering fields throughout the organization: development, cryptography, network security, security operations, incident response, security intelligence.
7. Provide subject matter expertise on architecture, authentication and system security.
8. Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities.

BASIC 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
• Information security professional certification
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
• Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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++
• Experience in cyber security incident response within corporate and cloud environments.

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.