Security Incident Response Engineer II

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking qualified Security Engineers to join the SIRT within the Information Security team. You will respond to security incidents, analyze threats, and deliver security services to safeguard data across the Amazon platform.

Ideal candidates have strong forensics, malware analysis, network and application security experience, plus SDLC security practices and on-call readiness. Amazon emphasizes diverse experiences and career growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 2+ years IT Security experience.
• 2+ years scripting, programming, and security code review in a non-internship role.
• 2+ years troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating tasks via command line.
• Knowledge of vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Respond to security incidents and coordinate a cohesive response across teams.
• Provide security engineering solutions during customer-facing incidents.
• Develop pragmatic solutions balancing business needs with risk.
• Enhance incident response capabilities and mentor other engineers.
• Stay current with threats and participate in follow-the-sun on-call.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in STEM or 2+ years

Scripting experience

Troubleshooting & log analysis

Security vulnerabilities knowledge

Security code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or 2+ years IT Security experience

Tools

AWS services

Networking: HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP

Job description

Amazon is seeking qualified Security Engineers to join the SIRT within the Information Security team. You will respond to security incidents, analyze threats, and deliver security services to safeguard data across the Amazon platform.

Ideal candidates have strong forensics, malware analysis, network and application security experience, plus SDLC security practices and on-call readiness. Amazon emphasizes diverse experiences and career growth.