Senior Security Solutions Architect (Threat Detection & Incident Response), Security Specialist SAs

Amazon Web Services (AWS); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Security Solutions Architect skilled in threat detection and incident response. This role involves designing secure solutions for clients migrating workloads to the cloud, addressing complex security challenges, especially in generative AI. Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Benefits

Mentorship opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology domains like security and cloud.
• 4+ years in IT development or consulting within software industries.
• Experience with security for generative AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement threat detection and incident response capabilities.
• Provide security expertise for customers deploying generative AI technologies.
• Develop technical artifacts and best practices for security and compliance.

Skills

Security expertise

Threat detection

Incident response

Cloud computing

Business acumen

Interpersonal skills

Education

BS degree in computer science, MIS, or computer engineering

Job description

Senior Security Solutions Architect (Threat Detection & Incident Response), Security Specialist SAs

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Description

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and unwavering support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Description

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and unwavering support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a passionate and experienced professional to assist customers in migrating workloads to the cloud. The ideal candidate will address customer threat detection and incident response requirements, and help them secure their generative AI applications.

Do you have a unique combination of in-depth technical knowledge, business acumen, and strong interpersonal skills? Are you skilled at helping customers to build cloud-native threat detection and incident response capabilities using highly scalable computing architectures? Do have experience designing and implementing security for generative AI technologies? Do you like helping organizational leaders think through how to secure workloads in the Cloud?

The ideal candidate should be a technical security professional who has the ability to consult and build a wide range of threat detection and incident response capabilities, advise on securing generative AI applications, is willing to dive in to the details, can build scalable solutions, and is able to communicate at all levels within an organization. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, security, and technical challenges.

Key job responsibilities

• Independently contribute to teams that include Amazonians, partners, and customers to design and build both threat detection and incident response capabilities
• Provide security expertise and support for customers implementing generative AI technologies, ensuring secure and compliant deployments.
• Design and build solutions to automate security, risk, and compliance on AWS.
• Develop high-quality technical artifacts, such as automation tools, reference architectures, and white papers to help our customers, partners, solution architects, and consultants build secure solutions.
• Work with AWS customers to convey cloud computing security, risk, and compliance best practices.
• Work with other teams within AWS to influence and drive adoption of security, risk, and compliance products.
• Provide mentorship across AWS sales and solutions architecture teams regarding security to build skills in the field.
• Represent AWS at trade events by delivering security presentations and workshops.
• Some travel required (up to 20%)
  
  

About The Team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 4+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• BS degree in computer science, MIS, computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience in a customer-facing, sales-aligned role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect.
• Experience working across various Security disciplines such as Detection Engineering, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting and Incident Response in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on technical expertise in building scripts, tools, or methodologies that enhance customers’ threat detection and incident response capabilities
• Experience with Large Language Model (LLM) security including attack techniques and mitigation methods
• An advanced degree in computer science, MIS, engineering or related discipline, and relevant industry certifications (CISSP, CISA/M, CCSP) or equivalent experience
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/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. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A3000192

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Engineering

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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