Description

This position supports AWS Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers with security operations and incident response activities. You will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating security response activities for a wide range of AWS products and services. You will drive “Tier 1” and "Tier 2" related issues to resolution across numerous service teams.

Key job responsibilities

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

About the team

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years’ equivalent technology experience.

• Minimum of 2 years or more of demonstrated experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience on a Security Operations team, especially experience coordinating responses to security incidents.

• 1+ year knowledge of web protocols, common attacks, and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture.

• 2-3 years' experience demonstrating high-level customer service skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years’ equivalent information security experience.

• 3+ years’ experience with internet security issues, cloud architectures, and threat landscape.

• Familiarity with cloud architecture/infrastructure and general networking principles.

• Extensive knowledge of security technology, risk assessment methodologies, policies, systems, and/or network administration

• Experience with virtualization technologies, especially with AWS services.

• Relevant industry certifications from SANS, ISC2, etc.

• Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment.

• Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business.

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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