Senior Security Engineer

Senior Security Engineer, Amazon Redshift

Job ID: 2326998 | Amazon Dev Center U.S., Inc.

Are you ready to change the world?

We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment as a leader in Amazon Redshift’s Security Engineering Team.

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse service in the cloud. Amazon Redshift offers fast query performance using the same SQL-based tools and business intelligence applications that customers use today.

You seek to dive deep into details on business, operations, and engineering. You are a technical and detail-oriented leader who can build and grow organizations and other leaders. We have a team culture that encourages innovation and we expect team members and management alike to take high degree of ownership for their program vision and execution of ideas. You will have the opportunity to engage with systems that are at the cutting edge of technology. In addition to all Amazon Redshift engineering teams, you will work directly with AWS infrastructure and partner service teams. You will act as a leader who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. You are proactive in removing roadblocks, pave the way for innovation, and can handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will be a positive influencer across diverse teams, be able to effectively rally support for your initiatives, and be able to help deeply technical teams create simple solutions to meet your program goals. You are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach.

In AWS we’re growing rapidly and we need leaders that are able to grow and scale their organizations at a rapid pace. You’ll also need strong judgment. In AWS, our leaders have a lot of ownership and autonomy so they need to be right a lot. You will have to be obsessed with delivering the most customer-centric experience for security engineering on the planet. Finally, you’ll need to be able to invent and simplify which is what we do every day on Amazon service teams. At AWS, we’re reinventing technology infrastructure in the cloud. We need leaders that are able to look at problems in new ways, inventing simple solutions to complex problems.

At Amazon, we strive to create an environment that makes every team member feel welcome and valued and enables everyone to perform at their best. This includes:

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Key job responsibilities
In addition to a strong understanding of security technologies, tool development, offensive and defensive security tactics, and ideally some experience with data warehousing, database services, and distributed systems, you’ll need a number of other qualities to be successful in this role. You’ll need to lead and understand the operational challenges associated with managing a fleet of distributed systems that are heavily automated and interact with operational systems. You’ll be a leader in working with customers and partners on security controls, integration, and operations.

A day in the life
Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers execute billions of transactions worldwide on our cloud. They harness the power of AWS to enable innovative applications, websites, and businesses. The Amazon Redshift Security team works with every engineering team in Redshift to deliver on AWS’s commitment that security is our number one priority. In addition, we work with many partner AWS service teams to solve security challenges at massive scale. We build customer trust by building features and services that meet the security goals of our customers, from compliance to analysis. We dive deep into security technologies such as new authentication systems, hardware security components, cryptography, system hardening, and massive-scale audit analysis.

About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Development of Security capabilities, supporting engineering projects from concept to delivery
• 5+ years of security architecture, or assessment techniques and technologies
• 5+ years experience building threat models
• 3+ years of hands-on experience performing security assessments
• 2+ years in two or more of the following technical categories:) — Virtualization security (Xen, KVM, QEMU) — Hardware security (PCB, JTAG, UART, SPI, ROM, microcode, custom ASIC/FPGA) — x86 and/or ARM chipset and firmware security (TPM, UEFI, TrustZone, Secure Boot, JTAG, PCIe) — Physical security testing at the machine level — Security testing of compute platforms (Server, PC or Mobile) — Working with diverse physical tamper resistance and/or tamper detection techniques

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• You have deep knowledge of and proven development on AWS
• You are comfortable generating automated metrics to measure operations and program effectiveness
• You thrive and succeed in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast
• You have a solid work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations; hands-on experience working successfully in a very fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• You have deep experience with security tools such as intrusion detection, log analysis and network scanning
• You have deep knowledge of web, security, and networking protocols
• You have prior P&L level ownership or equivalent work experience
• You intrinsically demonstrate Amazon’s leadership principles
• You possess the functional and technical depth for this role

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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must show proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation, including medical or religious accommodation.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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