Senior Perimeter Threat Research Engineer

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 178,400 - 226,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr Security Engineer for the Perimeter Threat Research Team in Seattle to protect AWS global infrastructure. You will reverse engineer malware, craft security data systems, mentor engineers, and lead designs in an agile setting.

Expect collaboration with software, network, and security teams, plus advanced threat intelligence work. The role requires strong web security expertise, MITRE ATT&CK awareness, and experience with SIEMs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of IT Security experience.

Responsibilities

• Learn how our products work today, and where we want to take them in the future.
• Help craft and build out threat data gathering security systems at scale.
• Stay on top of cyber security trends and mentor other engineers.
• Act as a technical lead, influencing other engineers’ designs and coding deliverables.
• Work in an agile development environment, collaborating closely with software engineers.
• Have fun in a challenging but rewarding environment.

Skills

Malware reverse engineering

Threat hunting

Web application security

Scripting languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Burp Suite

Wireshark

Zeek

NetFlow

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Sr Security Engineer for the Perimeter Threat Research Team in Seattle to protect AWS global infrastructure. You will reverse engineer malware, craft security data systems, mentor engineers, and lead designs in an agile setting.

Expect collaboration with software, network, and security teams, plus advanced threat intelligence work. The role requires strong web security expertise, MITRE ATT&CK awareness, and experience with SIEMs.