Security Engineer

Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Do you want to work on planetary scale incident response solutions in the cloud? Are you skilled at performing Incident Response activities and helping customers build threat detection and incident response capabilities using highly scalable computing architectures? Are you excited to help customers respond to security incidents and automate security operations giving them unprecedented capability and agility? Do you enjoy working on fast‑paced complex projects focused on game‑changing business outcomes for customers globally?

As a member of the Threat Detection and Incident Response Practice in the AWS Global Service Security you will have the opportunity to help customers respond to security incidents and pioneer technically superb security solutions to help customers operate securely in the cloud. Building on those experiences you’ll collaborate with AWS service teams on new features, innovate with new technologies, and explore new challenges.

• Successful applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

• Perform and oversee security incident response operations
• Become a deep technical resource that earns the trust of customer stakeholders before, during, and after a security event.
• Independently contribute to teams that include Amazonians, partners, and customers to build and deploy threat detection and incident response capabilities.
• Design, build, and deploy solutions to automate security operations and incident response on AWS.
• Independently contribute to internal builder projects to develop new consulting engagement models and capabilities for customers.
• Develop high‑quality content, such as automation tools, reference architectures, and white papers to help our consultants, partners, and customers build on the work that we deliver.
• Innovate on behalf of customers by translating your thoughts into actionable results.
• Mentor and invest in our consultants, partners, and customers to raise the bar for our customers.
• Periodic on‑call required.

• Experience performing incident response activities and 1+ year of experience building/operating on the AWS platform and 3+ years of experience in technical IT security or related job role
• 2+ years of threat detection or incident response experience. Hands‑on technical experience in incident response technology, security, automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment.
• This role requires you to be a UK national.

• Hands‑on technical experience in building scripts, tools, or methodologies that enhance customers’ threat detection and incident response capabilities.
• Strong scripting skills in modern scripting languages like Power Shell, Python, Node.js, Java script, Bash, Ruby, or SQL.
• Experience communicating complex technical matters clearly and concisely orally and in writing and experience managing customers during a security event, including managing customer expectations and delivering results.

Diverse Experiences:

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job below, 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.

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