Software Development Engineer

About the Role

The 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.

Each 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.

The 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.

Key Job Responsibilities

In this role you will -

• Be a technical leader that is not afraid to challenge the norms and innovate.
• Own, drive, and deliver software solutions
• Execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
• Develop relationships with internal and external partner teams to move fast.
• Help establish the long-term success strategy for your systems, development best practices, and operational excellence processes.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure your strategies are in alignment with the rest of the development teams.
• Develop junior and new team members by mentoring them on multiple fronts.

About the Team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon 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.

Why Amazon Security?

At 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.

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 & 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.

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. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.