Security Engineer, Leo Security

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Locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Redmond, WA, USA

Project Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low‑latency, high‑speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Have you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite‑based broadband telecom service? The Leo Security team owns the security of product and operations of Project Leo end‑to‑end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission‑critical security systems and mechanisms.

You will work in a start‑up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

You will help define, develop, and implement Kuiper’s detection pipeline. You will advocate for the creation & deployment of new testing tools and detection mechanisms. You will leverage support from automation teams that find discoverable vulnerabilities.

You’ll identify design & implementation defects and build compensating detective controls. You'll support product development processes by providing consultation services on difficult security decisions.

You will collaborate with business leaders to define security priorities, support product leaders as a trusted advisor, and help measure their organization’s security execution. You will guide teams toward outcomes that produce products that safely handle customer data.

You will collaborate with builder teams to assess technical debt and risk, providing strategic direction that addresses vulnerabilities and fortifies our products. You will be a resource that leads the burn down of long‑term risk.

You will instill a security culture in builder teams, mentoring builders who aspire to become security advocates & security engineers through 1‑on‑1 sessions & office hours.

You will assist Red Teams in identifying security testing priorities, scope penetration tests, and deep‑dive into these engagements. You will investigate emerging security issues, root cause them, and devise mechanisms to detect them.

And last of all, you will hack some really cool bleeding‑edge tech!

In this highly dynamic role, you’ll be accountable for deciding where your time investments provide the most value. You will have a blend of building preventive and detective controls. Teams will reach out for ideas on how to handle a wide variety of security problems.

Implementation questions you’ll anticipate include:

• "What’s the paved path for vulnerability management?"
• "We need to define security requirements for a confidential new product launch."
• "We've experienced an incident and need to perform 5 why's analysis to identify and correct the problem that produced the incident."

When you’re not working on responding to the questions of builder teams, you will be evaluating overall org performance to identify architectural defects and proposing new security scanning capabilities and threat detections to correct problems in the org. You will help Amazon maintain a high bar for customer security.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, 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.

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of…