Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Security Engineer I, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$126K/yr - $213K/yr
2+ years expAmazon is a leading global e-commerce company, and they are seeking a Security Engineer I for their Security Incident Response Team. The role involves responding to security incidents, providing engineering solutions, and mentoring other security engineers to enhance Amazon's security posture.
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Responsibilities
Responding to security incidents, and coordinating a cohesive response involving multiple teams across Amazon
Providing security engineering solutions and support during customer-facing incidents, proactively considering the prevention of similar incidents from occurring in the future
Assisting in the development of pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk
Identifying and recommending solutions that improve or expand Amazon’s incident response capabilities
Working alongside and mentoring Information Security engineers to improve security, reduce and quickly address risk
Evaluating the impact of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research to Amazon, coordinating response as necessary across affected teams
Keeping your knowledge and skills current with the rapidly changing threat landscape
Participating in a follow-the-sun on-call rotation
Qualification
Required
2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
Experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship)
Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance
Preferred
Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings
GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+
Benefits
Flexible work hours and arrangements
Endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
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
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
Recent News
2026-01-11
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