Lead Red Team Security Engineer II – Offensive Cloud Threats

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services Security is seeking a Red Team Security Engineer to drive offensive security programs, threat emulation, and automated testing at scale across AWS.

As a Security Engineer II, you will lead security reviews, mentor engineers, deliver high‑quality red team reports, and advise development teams on best practices while maintaining a US citizen status and active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required; multiple security certifications also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Vulnerability Identification and Tracking
• Offensive security testing & vulnerability research
• Emergent threat testing
• Creating/maintaining automated threat emulation solutions
• Recommendation of findings and threat mitigations
• Produce high quality red team reports
• Projects and research work as needed
• Security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Security guidance documentation
• Security tool development
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities

Skills

Offensive security

Threat emulation

Security reporting

Team leadership

Vulnerability research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon Web Services Security is seeking a Red Team Security Engineer to drive offensive security programs, threat emulation, and automated testing at scale across AWS.

As a Security Engineer II, you will lead security reviews, mentor engineers, deliver high‑quality red team reports, and advise development teams on best practices while maintaining a US citizen status and active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.