Security Engineer, Operational Research and Development, Security Response and Engineering (SRE)

Amazon's Security Engineering team within Operational Research and Development (ORD) is seeking a Security Engineer to help automate and scale security operations across AWS, the world's largest cloud provider. This role combines hands-on security engineering with incident response, focusing on building and operating production-grade tools and services.

The position sits within the ORD team, which is dedicated to developing automated solutions for AWS security challenges at scale. You'll work alongside Security Engineers and Software Development Engineers to create robust systems that handle security incidents and automate repetitive tasks. The team's mission is to transform manual security processes into code-driven solutions, enabling security teams to focus on complex investigations while maintaining consistent protection across AWS services.

As a Security Engineer, you'll be responsible for threat detection coverage, implementing automated security risk remediation, and participating in on-call rotations. You'll need to balance regular development work with operational support requirements, while continuously looking for ways to improve and scale security operations.

The ideal candidate should have strong technical skills in cloud technologies, security operations, and automation. You'll need excellent problem-solving abilities and strong communication skills to work effectively with various stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge security challenges at massive scale, making a direct impact on AWS's security posture.

If you're passionate about security, automation, and working with cloud technologies, this role offers the chance to work with industry-leading technology while protecting millions of AWS customers worldwide.