Security Intelligence Engineer, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence
Job Description
Amazon's AWS Threat Intelligence team, part of Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), is seeking a Security Intelligence Engineer to help protect AWS services and customers. This role focuses on developing actionable intelligence on advanced cyber threats, analyzing sophisticated actors' tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
The position combines technical security expertise with analytical skills, requiring deep understanding of cyber threat actors and experience in question-driven analysis. You'll enhance capabilities by developing new analytic techniques and working across teams to drive supporting capabilities. The role involves analyzing large datasets to generate unique insights using database querying and statistical analysis.
As part of Amazon Security, you'll join an organization dedicated to maintaining customer trust and delivering secure experiences across Amazon's diverse product portfolio. The role offers opportunities to work with cutting-edge security challenges in cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, and more.
The team culture emphasizes continuous learning, diversity of thought, and work-life harmony. You'll have access to extensive training resources and career development opportunities. The position offers competitive compensation including base pay ranging from $136,000 to $212,800 depending on location, plus equity and comprehensive benefits.
Key responsibilities include analyzing malicious artifacts, identifying threat trends, creating security automation, contributing to threat intelligence, and maintaining on-call duties. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cyber threat analysis, system/network security, and database querying, with preferred skills in AWS services, malware analysis, and Python scripting.
This role requires US citizenship and offers multiple location options including Seattle, New York, Austin, and various locations in the DC metro area. Join us in helping protect one of the world's largest technology companies while growing your career in cyber threat intelligence.
Responsibilities For Security Intelligence Engineer, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Perform deep dive analysis of malicious artifacts
- Analyze large and unstructured data sets to identify trends and anomalies
- Create security techniques and automation for internal use
- Contribute to Amazon's understanding of the current threat landscape
- Draft and publish finished written threat intelligence products
- Periodic on-call responsibilities
Requirements For Security Intelligence Engineer, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence
- BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or similar degree, or 3+ years equivalent technology experience
- 3 years experience with tracking high-sophistication cyber threat groups
- 3 years experience across system security, network security, application security, and/or digital forensics
- 2 years experience with SQL or other relational database query languages
- Must be a US Citizen
Benefits For Security Intelligence Engineer, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Medical Insurance
- 401k
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