Security Engineer, Kuiper Security

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Security Engineer to safeguard an innovative satellite broadband initiative. In this dynamic role, you will establish security standards, guide teams in implementing secure solutions, and collaborate with business leaders to prioritize security measures. Your expertise will help protect customer data and fortify the security culture within the organization. If you are passionate about security and eager to make a significant impact in a cutting-edge environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a diverse team committed to excellence and innovation, and help shape the future of connectivity for underserved communities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security software development.
• Experience with low-level programming and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish product-specific security standards and threat models.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure secure handling of customer data.

Skills

Security Software Development

Distributed Software Systems

Cloud-Native Environments

Linux Software Development

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Information Security

Tools

Python

Java

Rust

GoLang

C/C++

Job description

Job ID: 2943148 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Have you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite based broadband telecom service? The Kuiper Security team owns the security of product and operations of Project Kuiper end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. You will work in a start-up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

1. You will be responsible for establishing product-specific security bar, threat models, and security priorities. These will aide builders in ensuring consistent security execution across the business.
2. You’ll identify design & implementation defects and support product development processes by providing consultation services on difficult security decisions.
3. You will collaborate with business leaders to define security priorities and support product leaders by acting as a trusted advisor.
4. You will guide teams towards outcomes that produce products that safely handle customer data.
5. You will collaborate with builder teams to assess technical debt and risk, providing strategic direction that addresses vulnerabilities and fortifies our products.
6. You will guide teams towards solutions that are secure by default. If secure-by-default solutions don’t exist, you will invent & propose them.
7. You will enable builder teams to become proactive & self-sufficient on security and instill a security culture in builder teams.
8. You will assist Red Teams in identifying security testing priorities and scoping penetration tests.
9. You will propose a security vision for the business that delivers security that protects our customers.

A day in the life

In this highly dynamic role, you'll be accountable for deciding where your time investments provide the most value. You will have a blend of proactive and reactive work. Teams will reach out for ideas on how to handle a wide variety of security problems. You can anticipate implementation questions like:

1. "What's the right way to handle authentication tokens in service to service communications?"
2. "We need to define security requirements for a confidential new product launch."
3. "We've experienced an incident and need to perform 5 why's analysis to identify and correct the problem that produced the incident."

When you're not working on responding to the questions of your builder teams, you will be evaluating overall org performance to identify architectural defects and proposing new security initiatives to correct problems in the org. You will help Amazon maintain a high bar for customer security.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years delivering security software in a production environment
- 3+ years experience delivering distributed software systems in Python, Java, Rust, GoLang or C/C++
- 3+ years experience in delivering for cloud-native environments
- 3+ years experience in delivering software for Linux

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in performing and/or participating in technical security assessments, e.g. code level and design level assessments
- Master's degree with a specialization in information security
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations that produce results
- Familiarity with programming and scripting or experience developing security tools & processes that work at scale
- Experience triaging security risks/vulnerabilities and ensuring that they are properly understood by the business and fixed and/or mitigated.
- Hands-on experience with satellite communications and management software
- Experience with low-level programming and embedded systems

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.