AWS Security Operations/Incident Response Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Socket.dev; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (including diverse覆盖)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Security Engineer to respond confidently to security incidents, design cohesive cross-team responses, and build security utilities that enable scale.

You will communicate across multiple audiences, apply best practices in cryptography, network security, and incident response, and participate in on-call rotations while advancing a culture of security at Amazon.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above is required or higher.
• GIAC/GCES/Security+ certification is preferred.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Confidently respond to security incidents and prevent recurrence.
• Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security events across teams.
• Build security utilities and tools for internal use at scale.

Education

Associate's degree or above

GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+

Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Tools

AWS experience

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, providing 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’s multi-tenant infrastructure. Governmental organizations are also looking to and depending on AWS for cloud solutions and services.

Key job responsibilities

• Confidently and intelligently respond to security incidents, and proactively consider how to prevent the same type of incidents from occurring in the future.
• Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security events that involve multiple teams across the organization.
• Build security utilities and tools for internal use that enable you and your fellow Security Engineers to operate at high speed and wide scale.
• Ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of sensitivity, and multiple audiences.
• Recognize, adopt and instill the best practices in security engineering fields throughout the organization: development, cryptography, network security, security operations, incident response, security intelligence.
• Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or above
• GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AWS products and services

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

USA, VA, Herndon - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually