Security Engineer , Amazon Security

Job title:

Security Engineer , Amazon Security

Company

Amazon

Job description

DESCRIPTIONWe are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following location:Toronto, ON, CanadaThe Amazon Security Enterprise Protection team builds tools and services for the monitoring and response to malicious activity on the Amazon internal network. We collect, process, and analyze data from all parts of Amazon’s worldwide infrastructure to identify and reduce risks to Amazon.We are looking for a Security Engineer who is excited about designing and building secure solutions to solve challenging problems for mission critical systems that protect Amazon and our customer data. In Amazon Security, our challenges are broad and deep — we build flexible, secure, scalable, high-performance and robust tools and services. As a Security Engineer, you will collaborate to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel tools and services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, fine-tuning the design for a new tool alongside its developers, or designing and developing a new tool or service.The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. They should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven’t been solved at scale before. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.Our organization prizes its employees, and we show it through investing in work-life harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing on-call time and ensuring the team spend their time on the highest-value tasks. Join the Amazon Security organization to work hard, have fun, and make history!Key job responsibilities

• Development of software proof-of-concepts, primarily in Golang, Python, and Javascript
• Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
• Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Golang, Python, and Javascript
• Security guidance and workflow automation
• Working closely with others to solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
• Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes

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 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/IPPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS– 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++Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you would like to request an accommodation, please notify your Recruiter.

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:31:16 GMT

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