Cloud Security Engineer: SOC & IR (Flexible Hours)

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Security Engineer to expand the SOC and maintain security compliance in the CWE program. The role emphasizes balancing business and technical risk, building internal tools, and operating within high-pressure environments.

The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of Windows/Linux, cloud security, incident response, and threat intelligence, with experience securing and operating AWS services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience.
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non‑internship) experience.
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non‑internship) experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of industry‑based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
• BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or 4+ years of technical work experience.
• 3+ years of any combination of the following: application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and penetration testing experience.
• Experience in enterprise software.
• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience architecting, securing, and operating Amazon Web Services.

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 that enable the team to operate at high speed and wide scale.
• Evaluate the impact of current security threats, advisories, publications, and academic research to the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively at different levels of sensitivity, knowledge, and audiences.

Skills

Python

Security incident response

Windows/Linux

Cloud security

Networking (HTTP/DNS/TCPIP)

Scripting

Threat intelligence

Programming (C++/Java)

Education

Bachelor's in STEM or IT security

4+ years technical work experience

Tools

PowerShell

Linux shell

AWS familiarity

Job description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Security Engineer to expand the SOC and maintain security compliance in the CWE program. The role emphasizes balancing business and technical risk, building internal tools, and operating within high-pressure environments.

The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of Windows/Linux, cloud security, incident response, and threat intelligence, with experience securing and operating AWS services.