Security Specialist, Threat Response

4 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Amazon Full time
About the Role

Amazon is seeking a highly skilled Security Engineer to join our innovative Information Security team and work within the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) in Sydney.

SIRT Security Engineers respond to security events, conduct analysis of threats, and provide security services to safeguard highly sensitive data.

They work hands-on with detection systems and vulnerability analysis tools to respond to potential threats to Amazon systems.

Security Engineers are unique individuals prepared to relentlessly resolve security issues by gathering and analyzing event data and conducting root-cause analysis.

With your technical expertise, you will be solving security challenges at scale, working to protect the applications powering the most sophisticated e-commerce platform ever built.

We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of forensics, malware analysis, network security, application security, cryptography, and security intelligence.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responding to security incidents and coordinating a cohesive response involving multiple teams across Amazon.
  • Providing security engineering solutions and support during customer-facing incidents, proactively considering the prevention of similar incidents from occurring in the future.
  • Assisting in the development of pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk.
  • Identifying and recommending solutions that improve or expand Amazon's incident response capabilities.
  • Working alongside and mentoring Information Security engineers to improve security, reduce and quickly address risk.
  • Evaluating the impact of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research to Amazon, coordinating response as necessary across affected teams.
  • Keeping your knowledge and skills current with the rapidly changing threat landscape.
  • Participating in a follow-the-sun on-call rotation.

About the Team

Amazon Security is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services.

We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security 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.

Work/Life Balance

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious.

Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness.

Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training and Career Growth

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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS in Computer Science, Information Security and 1+ years of post graduate (non-internship) related professional experience or 3+ years of related professional experience.
  • Proficient in one or more scripting languages (E.g: Python, Perl, Bash, Power Shell, etc.).
  • Experience with common security monitoring, log analysis, and forensic tools.
  • Able to perform DFIR and provide incident command at all stages (identification, containment, eradication, recovery, etc) while coordinating with various teams and providing reporting to leadership.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Technical depth in one or more specialties including: application security, infrastructure security, digital forensics, malware analysis, threat hunting, or some combination thereof.
  • Experience working as part of a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
  • Familiarity/experience with AWS services and security concepts.


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