Senior Security Engineer, RSCI Vector Security with Security Clearance

DESCRIPTIONDo you have a passion for innovation and building technologies that make large–scale clouds more reliable, efficient, and scalable? Would you like to work within the most advanced and scaled clouds that support the most critical workloads for the US Intelligence and Defense communities? Do you want to build automation that will influence the national security and defense mission agency partners of AWS?The Regions Services Corporate Infrastructure (RSCI) Vector Security Team is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to help validate that our services, applications, and infrastructure are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. Similarly, our highly collaborative team is committed to each team member's growth as our business grows. Our mission is to deliver robust, highly available, and easy to use services to our internal customers in support of the Amazon Dedicated Cloud for U.S. Government customers.The Senior Security Engineer is responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for the US ADC Remote Management and Administration (RM&A) networks. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing the security of infrastructure, 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. You are expected to be strong in multiple security domains and provide significant contributions to the Engineering team and to multiple groups throughout Amazon. You are expected to closely work with service teams to develop secure solutions to complex business problems and ensure we are holding a high security bar for our customers. You are also expected to mentor more junior engineers and be a security thought leader for the organization.You 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 org's team work and constantly seek opportunities for process improvement. You should also have a deep understanding of at least one specialty for which you are a sought–out resource (both within 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 be "Customer Obsessed", working closely with our customers to understand their pain points and find resolution quickly and completely. You will have a keen eye for potential problems and inefficiencies, and the initiative and drive to provide a complete solution to the problem. You will communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results with minimal supervision. This leader must be able to dive deep into the details of business, operations, and engineering.Key job responsibilitiesConduct pre–launch security reviewsHardening of Windows services aligned with NIST Compliance requirementsSecurity training and outreach to internal development teamsSecurity guidance documentationSecurity tool developmentSecurity metrics delivery and improvementsWork with builders and service teams to address detected security problems in an appropriate and timely fashion.Identify and prioritize security problems that can be detected using automation.Identify opportunities to prevent security problems at scale.Document and provide security guidance that will be used across ADC Windows environmentsBASIC QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree7+ years of experience of progressive security architecture experience; preferably within a Microsoft Active Directory environment7+ years of experience designing and implementing a secure Active Directory domain architecture7+ years experience working with stakeholders across many job functionsCompTia Security + CE Certification, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certificationCurrent, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with PolygraphPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSMaster's Degree in Engineering, Information Technology or related technical discipline8+ years of prior experience as Network or Systems Engineer/Administrator.8+ years of experience in understanding of all aspects of Systems Engineering, including design and architecture.Experience with multiple programming languages (such as, Java, C++, Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.)Experience in securing cloud servicesExperience in Identity standards and frameworksMeets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this roleMeets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this roleAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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