Security Engineer, AWS Security Incident Response

AWS India - Karnataka, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IND

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, IND

The role

AWS Applied AI Solutions (AAIS) is building toward a future where every business innovates with Amazon AI teammates. To get there, we build AI solutions that improve human capabilities and transform entire business functions. We create end-to-end products that surprise and delight out-of-the-box, making complex things easy and hard things possible, with no cloud experience required. We start with customers who embrace the future and build bridges to meet the rest where they are. We pursue ambitious opportunities with conviction, and we are looking for builders who share that mindset.

The team

Amazon 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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

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We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
4+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
4+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
4+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) experience
Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings
Experience triaging security alerts, front-line analysis, and escalation
GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+, or CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification
Experience with AI/ML technologies
Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent

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What you will do

Respond to threat findings that indicate unauthorized activity has occurred
Identify and recommend solutions that improve or expand AWS Security Incident Response capabilities and security automation.
Provide security engineering solutions and support during customer-facing incidents, proactively considering the prevention of similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Work alongside and mentor information security engineers to improve security, reduce risk, and quickly address risk.
Identify, evaluate, and communicate security threats, risks, and vulnerabilities and propose recommended remediation for security issues.
Track and report on the effectiveness of AWS detective controls such as Amazon GuardDuty and partner products such as CrowdStrike Falcon or Wiz Defend
Develop processes and policies to increase security response effectiveness.
On-call support: This role requires periodic on-call responsibilities including weekends.

A day in the life

As a Security Engineer in AWS Security Incident Response your responsibilities include monitoring networks and systems for potential threats performing triage for security alerts documenting suspicious activity and reporting issues so they can be adequately handled. You will work alongside our security engineers and partner teams to perform daily threat detection and incident response using the full capability of AWS technologies and services to detect and mitigate cyber threats at a massive scale and help protect AWS Customers.

You should also enjoy learning about the most up-to-date new technologies and procedures to protect information systems and data.

AWS Security Incident Response provides 24/7 threat monitoring, investigation, and response across customers' AWS environments. The service enhances existing security capabilities by providing security monitoring for all native AWS services and supports vendor agnostic detective and protective controls to provide holistic security controls for customers. This is done by leveraging data on common attack techniques to enhance detective controls and incident response then building auto-remediation capabilities to minimize disruption to customer workloads. When a security event does happen, you will be there to provide guidance.

Security Engineer, AWS Security Incident Response

The role

Security Engineer, AWS Security Incident Response

The role

The team

What you will do

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AWS India - Karnataka