Software Development Engineer, AWS Proactive Security

Description

At Amazon, Security is our highest priority. Our team owns building products and services (within the host operating systems and third party software vulnerability management domains) enabling our builders to reduce security risk at the fastest speed possible. We continually work with the latest technologies and encourage a life long learning model. We are never bored and always have an interesting and challenging task to solve.

We're seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer to join our AWS Vulnerability Management team, responsible for building and maintaining critical security services that help protect AWS customers and infrastructure.

Our team is at the forefront of cloud security, developing innovative solutions to identify and mitigate security risks before they can be exploited.

You'll be handling complex challenges related to scaling vulnerability management across AWS's ever-growing infrastructure.

Key job responsibilities

Designing and building services that scale for millions of users and systems.

Driving new innovation in the Amazon/AWS ecosystem and "Think Big!"

Continually learn different technologies and architectures to ensure we have the correct solutions Java, Python, Big Data, Microservices etc.

Solving complex problems with elegant solutions by working across teams and organizations in Amazon.

Own your solutions and the entire life-cycle, from the roadmap to the architecture to implementation and continuous iterative development.

A day in the life

During a regular day engineers within our team work across multiple organizations and multiple technologies to ensure that AWS maintains the correct security posture. We partner with the compliance and application security teams to identify and work through any potentially impactful issues. We also define and maintain highly scalable solutions built on AWS Services to improve the visibility and tracking of security exposures worldwide.

The AVM team has engineers in Seattle, Virginia(HQ2), Austin, and New York. We have a mix of both new and tenured engineers that all bring a unique aspect with them to any challenge. The team is made up of Software Development Engineers, Security Engineers, and System Development Engineers all working together to ensure our solutions meet/exceed the needs of our customers and are scalable.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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.

Why Amazon Security?

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 Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years…