AWS Sr Application Security Engineer, AppSec -EC2

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Help us protect not only the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing environment but all of our customers as well! Since 2006, our great team at AWS has been enabling our customers to bring great ideas to life in ways that aren't possible in traditional IT environments. With AWS you can flexibly harness compute, storage, security, and other services from across the globe as your business demands them.

AWS Security is on the cutting edge of many security issues for a wide variety of platforms and technologies including cloud services, Internet of things (IoT), identity and access management, mobile devices, virtualization and custom hardware, all operating at massive scale. Similarly, our highly collaborative team is committed to each team member's growth as our business grows.

AWS Security is looking for an Application Security Engineer to help validate that our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering and addressing security issues, building security automation, and quickly reacting to new threat scenarios. You will have the opportunity to learn from, and be mentored by, those who are building and securing our cutting-edge services.

A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains and provide significant contributions to the AWS IT Security team and to multiple groups throughout Amazon. Security engineers are expected to develop elegant solutions to complex business problems and apply appropriate technologies while following security engineering best practices. You are also expected to mentor more junior engineers and be a security thought leader for the organization.

A Security Engineer must foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted with discordant views. Engineers in this role are expected to participate fully in the planning of the AWS IT Security team's work and constantly seek opportunities for process improvement. They should also have a deep understanding of at least one specialty for which they are a sought out resource (both within AWS IT Security and by groups throughout Amazon), while having an understanding of the application of Information Security in a broad range of technical areas.

You will have the combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills, as well as the ability to handle a mix of disparate tasks which may include project and software development work. This role will provide career growth opportunities as you gain new security skills in the course of your duties.

Key job responsibilities

1. Application security reviews
2. Mobile security reviews
3. Secure architecture design
4. Threat modeling
5. Projects and research work as needed
6. Security training and outreach to internal development teams
7. Security guidance documentation
8. Security tool development
9. Security metrics delivery and improvements
10. Assistance with recruiting activities and administrative work

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

* BS (or higher) in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

* Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++

* Expert knowledge of network security in the cloud

* 5+ years of experience in application security with any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure design reviews, code reviews, pen-testing

* Expertise in multiple security domains such as identity management and authentication, cryptography, networking, web protocols

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with EC2 AWS products and services particularly:

• VPC
• IAM
• Security Group Management
• EBS
• Outposts

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