Position Details

Salary $159K – $159K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 1+ years

Education Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Technology, Mathematics or a related field

Category Cybersecurity

About this role

This role involves supporting and enhancing Amazon’s information security infrastructure through penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security policy development. The engineer will troubleshoot security issues and contribute to security process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Provide frontline security support
Conduct application security reviews
Identify and troubleshoot security issues
Develop security policies
Monitor emerging threats

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in security testing tools, programming languages such as Java, C++, Perl, Ruby, Python, and knowledge of vulnerabilities and threat mitigation techniques. Responsibilities include application security reviews and monitoring emerging threats.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level cybersecurity professional with experience in penetration testing, security policy development, and vulnerability assessment. They should have strong programming skills in Java, C++, Perl, Ruby, and Python, and be capable of supporting security operations and advising on best practices.

Must-Have Skills

application security reviewspenetration testingsecurity policythreat monitoringknowledge of system security vulnerabilitiesprogramming in Javaprogramming in Cprogramming in C++programming in Perlprogramming in Rubyprogramming in Python

Required Skills

penetration testingnetwork securitysecurity policythreat monitoringapplication security reviewsvulnerabilitiessource code reviewruntime vulnerability testingstatic vulnerability testing toolsexploitsJavaCC++PerlRubyPython

Hard Skills

penetration testingnetwork securityservice configurationsecurity policydata confidentialitythreat monitoringapplication security reviewssecurity vulnerabilitiespenetration testingsource code reviewruntime vulnerability testingstatic vulnerability testing toolsexploitsJavaCC++PerlRubyPython

Soft Skills

supportadvisingmonitoringtroubleshootingdevelopment

Industry & Role

Industry Technology

Job Function Information security support and vulnerability management

Role Subtype Cybersecurity

Keywords for Your Resume

security engineerpenetration testingnetwork securitysecurity policythreat monitoringapplication security reviewsvulnerabilitiessource code reviewruntime vulnerability testingstatic vulnerability testing toolsexploitsJavaCC++PerlRubyPythonapplication securityruntime testingstatic testing

Deal Breakers

No experience in security reviews or penetration testing, Lack of programming skills in required languages, Bachelor's degree not in relevant field

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