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 is seeking 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 search for adversarial activity using various tools, methods, and intelligence techniques.
The position involves hands-on work with security logs and requires creativity in developing innovative techniques to detect threat activities. You'll be protecting applications that power Amazon's e-commerce platform and maintaining customer trust. The role combines technical expertise with security research, requiring skills in data analysis, threat hunting, and incident response.
Key responsibilities include analyzing large datasets for threat signals, developing detection queries, and supporting ongoing security investigations. You'll work in a high-tempo environment known for building world-class solutions for advanced threat detection. The role offers opportunities to grow in various security domains while working with cutting-edge technology and massive scale.
Amazon Security provides a unique environment where security professionals can accelerate their careers across multiple areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, and physical stores. The company values work-life harmony and offers flexible work arrangements. The team culture emphasizes continuous learning, diversity of thought, and inclusive practices.
The ideal candidate should have experience with security incident response, log analysis, and forensic tools. Knowledge of AWS services and programming languages is beneficial. This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging security problems while contributing to protecting one of the world's largest technology companies.
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 an on-call rotation
- Analyze log data for indications of digital threat activities
- Develop queries to extract threat signals from large datasets
- Monitor cybersecurity media and maintain awareness of the 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 (non-internship) 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 development opportunities
- Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences
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