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Amazon · 2 days ago

Senior Penetration Tester, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Jessup, Maryland, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$143K/yr - $248K/yr

5+ years exp

Amazon is seeking a Red Team Senior Security Engineer for AWS Security, focusing on ensuring systems are secured against the latest threats. The role involves conducting offensive campaigns, threat testing, and providing security guidance across teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Vulnerability Identification and Tracking

Offensive security testing & vulnerability deep dives

Emergent threat testing

Creating/maintaining automated threat emulation solutions

Recommendation of findings and threat mitigations

Produce high quality red team reports

Projects and research work as needed

Security training and outreach to internal development teams

Security guidance documentation

Security tool development

Security metrics delivery and improvements

Assistance with recruiting activities

Qualification

Penetration TestingSecurity InvestigationsTechnical LeadershipCloud Security CertificationOffensive Security Certified ExpertProject ManagementMentorshipCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree, or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst) or GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or PenTest+

5+ years of experience performing security investigations, penetration testing, and/or incident response in the context of large organizations

Experience in technical leadership in security (e.g., tech lead, developed security architecture for a product or system, led technical component of security project, etc.)

Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph