Security Engineer I, Threat Hunting, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
Description For Security Engineer I, Threat Hunting, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
Amazon's Threat Hunting team seeks a Security Engineer I to join their Security Incident Response Team (SIRT). This role focuses on proactively identifying and eliminating security threats at petabyte scale. As part of the team, you'll work alongside other Threat Hunting engineers to protect Amazon's vast e-commerce infrastructure and maintain customer trust.
The position involves sophisticated threat hunting using various tools, methods, and intelligence techniques to analyze security logs and uncover potential threats. You'll be responsible for developing innovative approaches to detect adversarial activities and support ongoing security investigations. The role requires both independent work and collaboration with incident response partners.
Key responsibilities include analyzing log data for threat indicators, developing queries for large datasets, identifying security observability gaps, and maintaining awareness of the evolving threat landscape. You'll also participate in an on-call rotation to provide support during non-business hours.
The team operates within Amazon's broader security organization, which is crucial to maintaining customer trust across all Amazon's products and services. This position offers excellent career growth opportunities, with exposure to various security domains including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, and healthcare.
Amazon values work-life harmony and provides flexible work arrangements. The company fosters an inclusive culture that embraces diversity of ideas and perspectives. You'll have access to continuous learning opportunities, DEI events, and resources for professional development.
This role is ideal for security professionals who are passionate about threat detection, enjoy working with large datasets, and want to contribute to protecting one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms. The position requires at least one year of professional experience and knowledge of security incident response practices.
Responsibilities For Security Engineer I, Threat Hunting, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
- Query and evaluate machine data for evidence of potentially damaging threat activities
- Reconstruct security events using log data
- Conduct threat research and develop innovative approaches to identify threat actor tactics
- Provide ad hoc support to incident response partners
- Participate in on-call rotation
- Monitor cybersecurity media and maintain awareness of threat landscape
Requirements For Security Engineer I, Threat Hunting, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
- Experience working as part of a computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) or Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)
- Experience triaging and developing security alerts and response automation
- Experience with common security monitoring, log analysis and forensic tools
- 1+ years professional experience within a relevant field
Benefits For Security Engineer I, Threat Hunting, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
- Flexible work hours
- Work-life harmony
- Training and career growth opportunities
- Inclusive team culture
- Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences
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