Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 10 hours ago
Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Proactive Security
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $227K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for their Proactive Security team. In this role, you will design and build a foundational data mapping utility to enable security automation, developing systems that help investigate and contextualize vulnerability risks across AWS products and services.
Agentic AIConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable a data platform that enables the evolution of how software builders ship security
Develop systems that enable security teams to investigate and contextualize vulnerability risks across all AWS products and services
Create API and MCP integrations that connect security workflows to high quality context data
Develop intelligent systems that deliver high quality contextual data at scale
Qualification
Required
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred
5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
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