Cloud Security Engineer: AI-Driven Incident Response

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Security Engineer for Security Escalations to drive security improvements across resources, systems, and data. You will lead initiatives, coordinate with service teams, and implement automation and AI-driven security workflows.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication, and delivery of high-impact security outcomes in a cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans.
• 3+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in common languages.
• Knowledge of at least two languages from Scala, Java, Python, C/C++ or Go.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Security Bar Raiser and lead security incident evaluations and improvements.
• Collaborate across teams to drive long-term security enhancements and report status.
• Develop executive-level reporting on project status and outcomes.
• Chair weekly security meetings with senior leadership and drive actions to completion.
• Identify functional and technical security requirements and raise security posture with service teams.
• Leverage AI and agentic tech to enhance security workflows (threat detection, escalation, incident response).

Skills

Scala

Java

Python

C/C++

Go

Scripting

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Security Engineer for Security Escalations to drive security improvements across resources, systems, and data. You will lead initiatives, coordinate with service teams, and implement automation and AI-driven security workflows.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication, and delivery of high-impact security outcomes in a cloud-first environment.