Job Description

Sr. Security Engineer, Kuiper Security job at Amazon.com Services LLC. San Francisco, CA.

DESCRIPTION

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Have you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite-based broadband telecom service? The Kuiper Security team owns the security of product and operations of Project Kuiper end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment, and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. You will work in a start-up-like environment, backed by Amazons infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

• You will be responsible for root causing security issues, coordinating with Amazon security response teams, identifying and driving areas of improvement for Kuiper security mechanisms.
• You'll support product development processes by providing consultation services on difficult security decisions.
• You will collaborate with business leaders to define security priorities and support product leaders by acting as a trusted advisor.
• You will support leaders by providing them with guidance that makes security straightforward and help measure their org's security execution.
• You will guide teams towards outcomes that produce products that safely handle customer data.
• You will collaborate with builder teams to assess technical debt and risk, providing strategic direction to address vulnerabilities and fortify products.
• You will be a resource that leads the reduction of long-term risk, guiding teams towards secure-by-default solutions or inventing new ones if they don't exist.
• You will leverage support from automation teams to find discoverable vulnerabilities, advocate for new testing tools, and enable builder teams to become proactive and self-sufficient on security.
• You will work with builder teams to understand their build processes, ensuring the use of appropriate security linting and static analysis tools, and helping find security solutions that reduce operational costs.
• You will instill a security culture in builder teams, mentor aspiring security engineers, and assist Red Teams in identifying security testing priorities.
• You will help scope penetration tests, investigate emerging security issues, root cause them, and devise mechanisms to prevent recurrence.
• You will propose a security vision that protects customers and encounter cutting-edge technology.

A day in the life

In this dynamic role, you'll decide where your time provides the most value, balancing proactive and reactive work. Teams will seek your expertise on handling security challenges, such as managing authentication tokens, defining security requirements for new products, or performing root cause analysis after incidents. You'll evaluate organizational performance, identify architectural flaws, and propose new security initiatives to address issues, helping Amazon uphold high customer security standards and building technical solutions to identified problems.

About the team

Diverse Experiences: Amazon Security values diverse backgrounds. Even if you don't meet all qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Whether you're just starting your career, have taken non-traditional paths, or possess alternative experiences, your application is welcome.

Why Amazon Security? Security is vital for maintaining customer trust and delivering excellent experiences. Our organization creates and maintains high security standards across all Amazon products and services, offering security professionals opportunities across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture: We embrace learning, curiosity, and diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices, fostering an inclusive environment.

Training & Career Growth: We continuously raise our performance bar, offering resources to develop professionally.

Work/Life Balance: We support flexible work hours and arrangements, promoting work-life harmony.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in CS, CE, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years delivering security software in a production environment
• 3+ years experience delivering distributed software systems in Python, Java, Rust, GoLang, or C/C++
• 3+ years experience in cloud-native environments
• 3+ years in security incident response or disaster recovery roles

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