The AWS Compliance & Security Assurance Engineering team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their mission of building customer trust and scaling AWS's security and compliance capabilities. This role is crucial in designing and implementing services that meet rigorous regulatory requirements and security standards. The position combines software engineering excellence with security expertise, focusing on building internal services that monitor and ensure compliance across AWS infrastructure.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll lead technical initiatives spanning multiple products and teams, developing systems that identify and track security-relevant infrastructure attributes. You'll be responsible for streamlining security audits and expanding continuous monitoring capabilities. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, security engineering, and the ability to mentor other developers.
The team operates at Amazon's massive scale, requiring solutions that are both robust and highly available. You'll work in an agile environment, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of security engineers, compliance specialists, and technical product managers. The position offers significant growth opportunities and the chance to impact cloud security and compliance at a global scale.
Key aspects of the role include writing high-quality, well-tested code, designing secure distributed systems, and providing technical leadership. You'll be expected to balance technical excellence with business requirements while maintaining AWS's high standards for security and compliance. The role offers the opportunity to work on challenging problems at scale while contributing to AWS's security posture.