Security Engineer II, Security Incident Response Team; SIRT

Security Engineer II, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)

Amazon is hiring a mid‑level Security Engineer II for the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT). This full‑time, on‑site role is located in Arlington, VA and is part of the Risk hiring initiative. Applications are currently being accepted.

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. The market median for similar mid‑level Risk roles is $112k–$150k, based on 121 comparable listings. Additional compensation, such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs), will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Amazon is seeking qualified Security Engineers to join our innovative, high‑energy Information Security team. In this role you will work within the Amazon Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) to respond to security events, conduct analysis of threats such as malware and intrusion attempts, and provide security services to safeguard highly sensitive data.

Key responsibilities include:

• Responding to security incidents and coordinating a cohesive response across multiple Amazon teams.
• Providing security engineering solutions and support during customer‑facing incidents, proactively preventing similar incidents in the future.
• Assisting in the development of pragmatic solutions that meet business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk.
• Identifying and recommending solutions that improve or expand Amazon’s incident response capabilities.
• Mentoring Information Security engineers to improve security, reduce risk, and address incidents quickly.
• Evaluating current security trends, advisories, and research to inform response and coordination across affected teams.
• Keeping knowledge and skills current with the rapidly changing threat landscape.
• Participating in a follow‑the‑sun on‑call rotation.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences and encourages candidates with non‑traditional career paths to apply. The team prioritizes work‑life harmony, inclusive culture, and continuous learning.

In Amazon Security, you will have the opportunity to accelerate your career across a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language.
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or 2+ years of IT security experience.
• Knowledge of industry‑based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.

• 2+ years of experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
• Knowledge of networking protocols, including HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with AWS products and services.
• Experience performing security activities across one or more phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

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Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. For more details, see .

Base salary range: $ – $ USD annually.

Location:

Arlington, VA, USA.

Company:  Services LLC.

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