Security Engineering Leader, Audible Security

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Security Engineering Leader, where you'll champion information security across software development and business processes. Collaborate with diverse teams to protect customer trust and drive secure solutions for web and mobile applications. This role involves applying your expertise to tackle complex security challenges, mentoring engineers, and influencing security initiatives across the organization. Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence, ensuring the safety of millions of users while working in an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security engineering with hands-on expertise.
• Experience in a technical leadership role and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Drive security architecture for Audible applications and services.
• Conduct testing to uncover security issues and improve security.

Skills

Security Engineering

Application Security

Penetration Testing

Incident Response

Risk Mitigation

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Analytical Skills

Education

BS in Engineering or Computer Science

MS in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Security Automation Tools

Job description

Security Engineering Leader, Audible Security

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ABOUT THIS ROLE

As a Security Engineering Leader at Audible you will advocate for information security throughout all our software development and business processes. You will work with other Security Engineers, Application Developers, System Engineers and Business Leaders to protect our customers and Audible’s business.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Audible Information Security team is looking for an experienced Security Engineering Leader to join our world class team. We are obsessed with protecting customer trust. We are a hands-on team working to protect our computer networks, servers, applications and data assets.

As a Security Engineering Leader you will...

1. Drive the security architecture of the industry leading technology underlying the Audible web and mobile applications and services to define and implement secure-by-default and defense-in-depth strategies.
2. Partner with the developer teams developing our services, and contribute security expertise to the architecture and design of Audible systems.
3. Apply your knowledge to conduct or guide deep testing of these systems to uncover security issues both manually and using developing automation tools as needed to support your work.
4. Research new techniques, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors in these components to proactively drive security improvement across each functional area.
5. Play a leadership role in Audible InfoSec and Audible development community setting direction for security of key technologies and serving as a subject matter expert resource for security engineers and business leaders inside and outside of your organization.
6. Apply your security and business knowledge to drive secure and pragmatic improvements broadly to Audible services, making technical trade-offs between short versus long term security and business goals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Engineering or Computer Science, or other relevant degree.
• 5+ years of experience in security engineering, in areas including application security, secure SDLC, penetration testing, system/network/cloud security, incident response, and risk mitigation.
• 1+ years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Hands-on technical expertise in building effective security solutions at large scale.
• Experience in mentoring an engineering community on complex technical issues or ambiguous technical challenges.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MS in Engineering or Computer Science, or other relevant degree.
• Strong understanding of web application, networking, and cloud technologies.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify security issues and risks, and develop mitigation plans or solutions.
• Expert knowledge of web and mobile application vulnerabilities, attacks, and mitigation methods.
• Demonstrated experience using communication skills to advocate security for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in driving large scale, cross-organization initiatives.
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven innovation skills to unblock adoption of security mechanisms.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., SANS/GIAC, OSCP/OSWA/OSWE, CompTIA, Microsoft, Linux, AWS).

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