Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Security Engineer II, Vulnerability Management and Response - Strategic Enablement
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$136K/yr - $213K/yr
3+ years expAmazon Security's Vulnerability Management and Response - Strategic Enablement team is seeking a Security Engineer II to revolutionize vulnerability management through advanced remediation automation and innovative detection solutions. The role involves developing security automation workflows, collaborating with teams to enhance security capabilities, and mentoring junior engineers.
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Responsibilities
Develop and optimize security automation workflows to operationalize new capabilities, including integration with existing security tools and platforms across Amazon's infrastructure
Design, script, and implement quick proof-of-concepts for vulnerability detection, assessment, and remediation across host and container environments, enabling rapid validation of new solutions and approaches
Collaborate with TPMs and SDE teams to translate program requirements into technical specifications, ensure seamless integration with existing systems, and conduct user acceptance testing for new security capabilities
Build queries and analyze data to extract actionable insights on vulnerability management effectiveness, supporting data-driven decision making and informed program improvements
Conduct security research and analysis on emergent vulnerabilities to identify emerging threats, new detection opportunities, and methods to enhance existing vulnerability detection capabilities
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the technical growth and knowledge sharing within the team
Qualification
Required
3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
Preferred
2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
Experience with AWS products and services
Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
Knowledge of data engineering pipelines, cloud solutions, ETL management, databases, visualizations and analytical platforms
Experience with data engineering concepts including data pipelines, ETL processes, and working with large-scale security datasets
Benefits
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Company
Amazon
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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VP & CTO
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