Security Engineer

Who you are

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
• 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

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, providing virtualised infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world
• AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale
• Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises, run their operations and applications on AWS’ multi-tenant infrastructure
• 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, world-leading 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 role forms part of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) and you will be responsible for building detections and responding to security incidents
• Aside from security incident management, you will be expected to think strategically and build innovative solutions to improve efficiency across the team
• As large part of this will be introducing AI and automation
• This is a truly unique opportunity to support and improve the security of a world leading cloud provider, working at the forefront of innovation and alongside world class industry experts
• Key job responsibilities:
• Work as part of a Security Operations Centre (SOC)
• Build detections to identify suspicious and malicious behaviour
• Engineer innovate solutions and automation to improve processes
• About the team:
• The team consists of a mix of security engineers, ranging in experience from junior to experienced