Cyber Security Analyst

Who you are

• You will need to be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree within last 12 months in operations research, applied mathematics, theoretical computer science, or equivalent, or a GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+ and experience with any programming language such as Python, Java, C++
• Understanding of the Mitre ATT&CK framework and knowledge of host and network telemetry data (e.g., process lists, application logs, NetFlow) * Have awareness and understanding of current cyber security threats, actors and their techniques * Experience with data science, big data analytics technology stack, analytic development for endpoint and network security, and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming, and Kinesis)
• Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying

What the job involves

• At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences
• Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services
• We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores
• As a Security Engineer, you’ll help to build and manage services that detect and automate the mitigation of cybersecurity threats across Amazon’s infrastructure
• You’ll work with data scientists, software development engineers, and other security engineers across multiple teams to develop innovative security solutions
• Our services protect the AWS cloud for all customers and preserves our customers’ trust in us
• You’ll get to use the full power and breadth of AWS technologies to build services that proactively protect AWS customers, both internally and externally, from security threats
• You will be working in a team of industry-leading security experts working with UK customers to operate and continuously improve industry-leading security programs and processes
• This team manages the underlying security programs and processes for personnel security, physical and logical accreditations, education, awareness and training, assurance, and cyber security