Senior Threat Research Engineer – Perimeter Security

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

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA, seeks a Security Engineer for the Threat Research Team to research threats, build scalable security systems, and deliver actionable threat indicators for AWS services.

The role requires malware reverse engineering, web application security, threat hunting, and network security expertise, with experience using IDA Pro, Ghidra, Burp Suite, Wireshark, and MITRE ATT&CK guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of IT Security experience.
• Experience in malware research and security testing preferred.
• Strong knowledge of web application security and network security practices.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer malware and analyze behavior using industry tools (IDA Pro, Ghidra, debuggers).
• Identify and mitigate web application vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, auth flaws) and apply OWASP guidance.
• Conduct hypothesis-driven threat hunting and craft detection rules for SIEM platforms.
• Research botnets, DDoS and network threats; analyze traffic with Wireshark/Zeek/NetFlow.

Skills

Malware reverse engineering

Web application security

Threat hunting

Network security

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Burp Suite

Wireshark

Zeek

NetFlow

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA, seeks a Security Engineer for the Threat Research Team to research threats, build scalable security systems, and deliver actionable threat indicators for AWS services.

The role requires malware reverse engineering, web application security, threat hunting, and network security expertise, with experience using IDA Pro, Ghidra, Burp Suite, Wireshark, and MITRE ATT&CK guidance.