{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"a6b3af2b5cc7debf3b4ff073","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a6b3af2b5cc7debf3b4ff073","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a6b3af2b5cc7debf3b4ff073","title":"Software Development Engineer, AWS Proactive Security Detective Tooling","description":"DESCRIPTION\nThe Amazon Web Services (AWS) Proactive Security Detective Tooling (PSDT) team is looking for a Software Development Engineer who has a strong passion for security-at-scale. You will work on a team dedicated to taking our internal Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) to the next level. You will develop a software analysis platform that provides critical visibility into the security of AWS systems for AWS leaders. You will develop novel ways to drive remediation and post-remediation activity of security issues on a large scale. While you may not be a security expert just yet, in this role you will develop a broad and deep understanding of cloud security and security automation.\n\nEach day, hundreds of thousands of developers make billions of transactions worldwide on our cloud. They harness the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable innovative applications, websites, and businesses. The AWS Security team owns security for all of these services offered by AWS, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and more than 150 others. Our Application Security team works with builders across AWS to ensure that AWS products are secure.\n\nThe mission of this team within AWS PSDT is to ensure all we drive the remediation of security issues across internal AWS services teams. This requires building large distributed systems that are capable of driving remediation of security issues without scaling out our Security Operations teams. We regularly work with AWS service teams and various AWS Security teams to deliver on our mission.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nIn this role you will -\n\nBe a technical leader that is not afraid to challenge the norms and innovate.\nOwn, drive, and deliver software solutions\nExecute against project plans and delivery commitments.\nDevelop relationships with internal and external partner teams to move fast.\nHelp establish the long-term success strategy for your systems, development best practices, and operational excellence processes.\nCollaborate with peers to ensure your strategies are in alignment with the rest of the development teams.\nDevelop junior and new team members by mentoring them on multiple fronts.\n\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences\nAmazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.\n\nWhy Amazon Security?\nAt Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization 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.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn 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.\n\nTraining & Career Growth\nWe’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.\n\nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\nExperience programming with at least one software programming language\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\nBachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\n\nThe base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. 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If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\n\nWhy Amazon Security?\nAt Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization 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.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn 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. 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