Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations
Description For Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations
Join Amazon's Security team as a Security Engineer in the Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations (VMRO) team based in London, UK. This role combines technical security expertise with hands-on engineering to protect Amazon's vast ecosystem. You'll be responsible for discovering, assessing, and remediating vulnerabilities across Amazon's infrastructure, services, and applications.
The position requires deep technical knowledge in security engineering, vulnerability assessment, and cloud services. You'll work with cutting-edge technology to build and maintain security systems at scale, using languages like Python, Java, and various AWS services. The role involves both independent work and collaboration with global teams to ensure Amazon's security posture remains strong.
As a Security Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to directly impact the security of one of the world's largest technology companies. You'll be involved in critical security operations, from analyzing new vulnerabilities to developing automated detection systems. The role offers exposure to diverse technologies and the chance to work on complex security challenges at scale.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced security professionals who want to work with advanced technology, solve complex problems, and have a significant impact on protecting Amazon's global infrastructure. The position offers the stability of working for an industry leader while staying at the forefront of security technology and practices.
The ideal candidate combines strong security expertise with software engineering skills, can work effectively in a fast-paced environment, and has a track record of building scalable security solutions. If you're passionate about security, enjoy technical challenges, and want to work with a world-class team, this role offers an exciting opportunity to advance your career in security engineering.
Responsibilities For Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations
- Analyse public and private vulnerability disclosures and exploit code
- Assess technical details and potential impact of vulnerabilities across Amazon's infrastructure
- Investigate and triage vulnerabilities, identifying severity and scope of potential impact
- Support response and remediation efforts
- Engineer high quality, scalable vulnerability detection mechanisms
- Design and implement automation, tools and workflows
- Participate in periodic on-call responsibilities
Requirements For Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- 5 years security engineering experience in system, network, and/or application security
- 5 years experience developing vulnerability assessment tests with Python or Java
- 5 years experience improving accuracy of vulnerability detection mechanisms
- 3 years experience troubleshooting networking, operating systems, applications, or cloud services
- 3 years experience building cloud-based services
Benefits For Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Equal opportunity employer
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