Senior Penetration Tester, US Dedicated Cloud Security

Senior Penetration Tester, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

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AWS Security, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security is looking for a Red Team Senior Security Engineer to help ensure that our systems and processes are secured against the latest threats. You will be on a team responsible for conducting offensive campaigns, emergent threat testing, creating and maintaining automated threat emulation solutions, and helping security and service teams add offensive insight to their development, deployment, monitoring, and response processes.

Offensive security at scale is a unique challenge – AWS possesses the scale of systems as well as the scale of staff and processes. This position will provide you with a challenging opportunity.

A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains. This is a leadership role within the AWS IT Security team and will be sought out for advice on technical and business issues. Efficient time management skills are required along with the ability to deliver results in the face of uncertainty. A Security Engineer will proactively share knowledge across the Amazon community and will be a key company resource in one or more of the core areas of security.

They will lead security reviews of large Amazon projects while setting standards and defining best practices for the AWS IT Security team.

Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade‑offs between short‑term and long‑term security and business goals. They must also demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact. Conflicts should be addressed by listening, finding the best way forward, and persuading colleagues. Successful engineers in this role will regularly analyze their own performance with a critical eye.

A broad understanding of the AWS business and its interconnections is required. This position will also provide training, advice, and mentorship to other engineers throughout AWS. This role will be expected to provide thought leadership for the organization as you invent and innovate in the course of your duties.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

• Vulnerability Identification and Tracking
• Offensive security testing & vulnerability deep dives
• Emergent threat testing
• Creating and maintaining automated threat emulation solutions
• Recommendation of findings and threat mitigations
• Produce high‑quality red team reports
• Projects and research work as needed
• Security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Security guidance documentation
• Security tool development
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities

Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. It has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee‑led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in more than 190 chapters worldwide.

Amazon’s culture is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek other perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team also values work‑life balance. Striking a healthy balance between personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We are not focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well‑balanced life—both in and outside of work.

• Bachelor's degree, or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), CFR (Cyber Sec First Responder), Cloud+, CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst), GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender), GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional), or Pen Test+
• 5+ years of experience performing security investigations, penetration testing, and/or incident response in the context of large organizations
• Experien…