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Security Engineer II - Red Team Amazon
Seattle, WA

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Amazon's Offensive Security Team is seeking Red Teamers to help keep Amazon secure and safe from attackers. Our team in Seattle is growing, and we want you to join us!

This role has a broad scope, ranging from attacking Amazon's services, infrastructure and processes, discovering weaknesses in Amazon's digital and physical systems, and working with various Blue teams and service owners to sharpers our detective and preventative capabilities. This role presents an ultimate test of ones security knowledge and ability, along with the support of a team of highly skilled individuals. This position will provide you with challenging opportunities, both technologically and as a leader, but will also be a great deal of fun if hacking Amazon sounds exciting to you.

A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains. Engineers in this role work closely with teams throughout Information Security, such as the Threat Intelligence and Application Security teams, as well as provide technical leadership and advice to teams and leaders throughout Amazon. You will be in direct contact with numerous teams in a variety of business verticals, giving you first hand knowledge about how Amazon is built and how it operates at a deep, technical level. Additionally, you will leverage the knowledge you gain about Amazon to find new ways to break software and processes throughout the company.

Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade-offs between short-term fixes and long-term security and business goals. They must also demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact. Individuals in this role will be expected to provide thought leadership for the organization as you discover, invent and innovate throughout the course of their duties. Above all else, a strong sense of customer obsession is necessary to focus on the ultimate goal of keeping Amazon and its customers secure.

Responsibilities:

* Participate in Red Team engagements throughout Amazon with few limits and restrictions.
* Conduct full cycle engagements with business units independently, or as part of a team.
* Perform manual examination of client systems, web sites and networks to discover weaknesses.
* Thoroughly document exploit chain/proof of concept scenarios for client consumption.
* Communicate findings and discoveries to influence SVPs, VPs, Directors, and Domain Managers to prioritize and execute remediation plans.

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