Amazon

Security Engineer I, Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations Team

Amazon Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Software Development · 10,001+ employees

20 h ago
security Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Australia
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About the role

The role involves discovering, assessing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across Amazon's infrastructure and applications. You will also design automation tools and workflows to enhance detection mechanisms and support builder teams in fixing security issues.

What they look for

Vulnerability Management Security Engineering Web Protocols Penetration Testing Exploit Development Automation Scripting System Security Risk Assessment Vulnerability Triage Cloud Security AWS

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in web protocols, security attacks, and remediation, along with a bachelor's degree in a related field. Proficiency in scripting and a strong understanding of system security vulnerabilities and penetration testing are required.

Full description

Embark on a Mission to Fortify Amazon's Defenses as a Security Engineer with the Vulnerability Management & Remediation Operations team!

Amazon Security is seeking an experienced and innovative Security Engineer to join our Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations (VMRO) team in Sydney, Australia. The VMRO team is responsible for discovering, assessing, triaging, detecting, and driving the remediation of vulnerabilities across the Amazon ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities - Analyse public and private vulnerability disclosures and exploit code. - Deeply understand and assess the technical details and potential impact of vulnerabilities across Amazon's infrastructure, services, and applications. - Investigate and triage vulnerabilities, identifying severity and the scope of potential impact to Amazon. - Support response and remediation efforts, assisting builder teams to fix their security issues in a timely manner. - Engineer high quality, scalable, and accurate vulnerability detection mechanisms. - Design and implement automation, tools and workflows to enhance our operations capabilities. - Be part of a global team and participate in periodic on-call responsibilities to ensure the continuous monitoring and remediation of vulnerabilities.

Basic Qualifications: - 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field - Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent - Experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) - Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance

Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings

Acknowledgement of country: In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement: Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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