Job Description
AWS Shield is looking to hire highly motivated, best-in-class Security Engineers for our Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Response Team to drive the security and stability of AWS, while innovating the automation of our operations.The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership, success in autonomously and/or collaboratively driving complex issues to resolution, and a “security first” mindset. The candidate can also demonstrate in-depth knowledge of network and/or application security, and be able to clearly communicate design best practices to customers to help them scale under load. They will have regularly demonstrated operational excellence in supporting a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment, including event management. As a technical leader, the candidate will manage complex stakeholder relationships, both technical and leadership. A love for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is essential!This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers, while developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.Key job responsibilities:Work with Amazon customers and service teams to diagnose and respond to ongoing eventsPartner with Amazon organizations to proactively assess their DDoS resilience and drive improvementsIdentify and drive automation of repeatable tasks through the creation and/or evolution of scripts and toolsDrive improvements in our automated detection and mitigation systems from operational learningsDevelop quality metrics that surface recurring issues or inefficiencies, then drive them to resolutionDevelop documentation and processes for recurring issues, operating procedures, or knowledge transferAdvise leadership about new trends and/or ways to improve our DDoS resiliencyEffectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the teamParticipate in the team’s on-call rotationMinimum Requirements:4+ years of experience in application and network security engineering1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience4+ years of experience developing engineering, deployment, or operations mechanisms to support network and application security systems.4+ years of experience in a technical on-call capacity, responding to customer impacting events, mitigating and root cause analysis of those events.Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, Network Security architecture, and core technologies such as IP, TCP, BGP, Firewalls, ACLs, and DNS and knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures.Experience working in virtualized enterprise networking environments.Ability to work in and keep up with a fast-moving environment via effective prioritization and time management.A relevant degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience in a large-scale environment.Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. #J-18808-Ljbffr