Threat Hunter Engineer: Enterprise Insider Protection

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking a Security Engineer to lead insider threat investigations, analyze complex data, and develop proactive tools to detect and mitigate threats across Amazon’s global operations.

You will collaborate with HR, legal, engineering, and analytics teams, and own critical security initiatives including threat detection and incident response. A strong coding and data-mining background is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with web protocols, common security attacks and remediation (non-internship).
• Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance.
• 2+ years of fraud investigation, abuse, cyber-crimes, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily investigations into active insider threats using data from internal and external sources.
• Build sophisticated queries and process large datasets to identify and pursue potential insider threat activity.
• Apply deep analytical skills to uncover complex security patterns and anomalies.
• Develop proactive, innovative projects that leverage technical expertise to create innovative solutions.

Skills

Web protocols

Security investigations

Code/scripts experience

Fraud/abuse background

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

AWS services

Command line tools

SQL queries

Data mining

Job description

Amazon Security is seeking a Security Engineer to lead insider threat investigations, analyze complex data, and develop proactive tools to detect and mitigate threats across Amazon’s global operations.

You will collaborate with HR, legal, engineering, and analytics teams, and own critical security initiatives including threat detection and incident response. A strong coding and data-mining background is valued.