Senior AWS IAM & Network Security Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to advance Identity outcomes across AWS networks, driving secure, scalable solutions for government, financial institutions, and enterprise customers.

The role emphasizes risk-based decision making, data-driven trade-offs, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect the world's largest cloud platform. You will work to protect IAM, cryptography, network security, and secure software development practices while operating in

Qualifications

• 4+ years troubleshooting systems issues, logs analysis, or automation with command line tools.
• 5+ years identifying security issues and developing mitigation plans.
• 4+ years scripting, programming, and security code review in common languages.
• Experience with two or more languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go.
• Experience in identifying security issues and risks and mitigation strategies.
• Experience with industry-based vulnerabilities identification and remediation techniques.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Skills

Troubleshooting & automation

Security issue identification

Scripting & programming

Two+ languages requirement

Security code review

Mentorship/tech lead

Threat modeling

Security in microservices

Tools

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Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to advance Identity outcomes across AWS networks, driving secure, scalable solutions for government, financial institutions, and enterprise customers.

The role emphasizes risk-based decision making, data-driven trade-offs, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect the world's largest cloud platform. You will work to protect IAM, cryptography, network security, and secure software development practices while operating in