Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)

Amazon is seeking qualified Security Engineers to join their innovative Information Security team, specifically the Amazon Security Incident Response Team (SIRT). This role combines hands-on technical security work with incident response and threat analysis.

As a SIRT Security Engineer, you'll be responsible for responding to security events, analyzing threats including malware and intrusion attempts, and safeguarding highly sensitive data. You'll work with detection systems and vulnerability analysis tools to protect Amazon's systems and infrastructure.

The role involves:

• Leading security incident response and coordination across multiple Amazon teams
• Providing security engineering solutions during customer-facing incidents
• Developing pragmatic security solutions that balance business needs with risk management
• Improving Amazon's incident response capabilities
• Mentoring other Information Security engineers
• Staying current with security trends and threats
• Participating in follow-the-sun on-call rotation

Amazon Security values diverse experiences and offers:

• Opportunities to build experience across various areas (cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare)
• Work-life harmony with flexible work arrangements
• Inclusive team culture with ongoing DEI events
• Extensive training and career growth resources
• Chance to work on security challenges at massive scale

The team operates in a fast-paced environment where you'll be protecting the applications powering one of the world's most sophisticated e-commerce platforms. You'll need broad and deep technical knowledge in forensics, malware analysis, network security, application security, threat hunting, and threat intelligence.