Amazon is seeking an innovative Senior Security Intel Engineer to join the Vulnerability and Exploitation Threat Intelligence (VEX TI) team as a part of Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI). As a Senior Security Intel Engineer, you will leverage your in-depth knowledge and analysis of emergent exploits, exploit frameworks, and vulnerabilities to identify novel threat actors, discover attacks against Amazon, AWS and their customers, and drive effective technical countermeasures. ACTI is responsible to identify, curate, and report timely, accurate, and actionable threat intelligence. ACTI delivers cyber threat intelligence to Amazon and AWS leadership, service teams, partners, and both internal and external customers.
In the Senior Security Intel Engineer role you will formulate new analytic techniques and work across teams to drive the supporting capabilities. A deep understanding of advanced actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) is required, as well as how those TTP’s will present themselves in network-based and host-based logs derived from software, operating systems, networks, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, and web applications. In addition, you will script and help automate recurring tasks to improve the overall effectiveness of the intelligence and how it is utilized throughout Amazon and AWS, to include; tactical integrations with red and blue teams and strategic impact overall. Beyond direct technical work on exploits, vulnerability research, and threat intelligence, the VEX Senior Security Intel Engineer will steer strategic direction in the secure design of AWS services, coordinate take-downs of malicious infrastructure, and drive effective technical countermeasures.
Key job responsibilities
A day in the life
Identify novel and impactful exploits and vulnerabilities to inform threat intelligence analysis and identify new and unknown impactful threat actors targeting Amazon, AWS, and our customers.
About the team
The AWS Threat Intelligence VEX team, part of Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), is responsible for developing actionable intelligence on exploits and vulnerabilities utilized by advanced cyber threats against AWS services and AWS customers. We obtain indicators and intelligence from a variety of internal and external sources and use that information to develop an understanding of sophisticated, emerging actors, and their tools, techniques, and procedures. We then leverage that understanding to proactively identify and mitigate malicious activity.
About Amazon Security
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.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Annapolis Junction, MD, USA | Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Herndon, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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