Security Engineer II: Vulnerability Management & Remediation

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,300 - 202,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking an experienced Security Engineer II to join the Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations (VMRO) team in Seattle, WA. The VMRO team discovers, assesses, triages, detects, and drives remediation of vulnerabilities across the Amazon ecosystem.

The role emphasizes analyzing disclosures, evaluating impacts, triaging vulnerabilities, and engineering automation to scale detection and remediation across global services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar OO language.
• 2+ years scripting, programming, and security code review in a common language.
• 2+ years troubleshooting systems, logs, or automating basic tasks using CLI tools.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM or IT security related experience.
• Knowledge of networking protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP).
• Familiarity with security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Analyse public and private vulnerability disclosures and exploit code.
• Deeply understand and assess the technical details and potential impact of vulnerabilities across Amazon's infrastructure, services, and applications.
• Investigate and triage vulnerabilities, identifying severity and the scope of potential impact to Amazon.
• Support response and remediation efforts, assisting builder teams to fix their security issues in a timely manner.
• Engineer high quality, scalable, and accurate vulnerability detection mechanisms.
• Design and implement automation, tools and workflows to enhance our operations capabilities.
• Be part of a global team and participate in periodic on-call responsibilities to ensure the continuous monitoring and remediation of vulnerabilities.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Security scripting

Troubleshooting

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

Job description

Amazon Security is seeking an experienced Security Engineer II to join the Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations (VMRO) team in Seattle, WA. The VMRO team discovers, assesses, triages, detects, and drives remediation of vulnerabilities across the Amazon ecosystem.

The role emphasizes analyzing disclosures, evaluating impacts, triaging vulnerabilities, and engineering automation to scale detection and remediation across global services.