Penetration Testing Engineer, AWS GenAI Security

Description

Do you enjoy finding unique security issues? Do you enjoy protecting customers at scale? Do you enjoy mentoring and leading engineers to solve problems? On the AWS Penetration Testing team, as a Security Engineer / Penetration Testing Engineer you will be responsible for the delivery of continuous assessments. You will be asked to solve complex technology problems, build tools to automate your way out of manual efforts, and influence the way Amazon services respond to and mitigate threats.

Our team is responsible for the manual assessment of all products, services and software released by AWS. We specialize in digging deep to find security issues that static analysis tools can’t, and write the tooling to help with these goals whenever possible. The AWS surface area is large and diverse, and we use results found in manual analysis to help improve our enterprise-wide automation to proactively spot and fix potential security issues to protect customers.

We are looking for a Security Engineer/Penetration Testing Engineer to help ensure our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will be responsible for application, web services infrastructure and GenAI systems penetration testing. You will be responsible for automating repetitive tasks using various scripting languages. You will be responsible for mentoring and leading other engineers to deliver complex penetration tests and vulnerability assessments. You will be expected to drive automation, tooling, efficiency and advance the teams penetration testing capabilities. You will be responsible for influencing Amazon services through the creation of threat mitigation plans. You will work directly with internal teams to solve challenging software and security problems.

**This role is open to alternative locations including: Seattle, WA - Herndon, VA – Arlington, VA – Atlanta, GA - Austin, TX**


Key job responsibilities
* Perform penetration testing complex proprietary software and hardware for AWS services
* Manually audit the source code of web services and software authored in house by Amazon
* Write proof of concept code to demonstrate the severity of a potential security issue
* Provide clear communication on issues to developers that suggest and help to test the fix
* Partner with AWS developers to drive improvement in application security as a result of security review engagements
* Provide actionable long-term risk mitigation guidance to internal and external stakeholder
* Conduct independent vulnerability research pertaining to AWS relevant technologies

A day in the life
Our team is responsible for providing comprehensive security engineering support to the AWS GenAI business. We are a team comprising of application security and penetration testing engineers who work in close collaboration with service teams building AWS GenAI services.

About the team
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
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Work/Life Balance
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Basic Qualifications

- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, degree in similar technical field, or equivalent professional experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in security testing (Penetration testing, Vulnerability testing, Red teaming, bug hunting, CTF experience, or related field).
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with manually auditing source code (One or more of: Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Rust, C, others) to find security issues.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience scripting in Python or other equivalent interpreted languages.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience with 2 or more areas of security engineering practices such as in web application security, network security, authentication and authorization protocols, cryptography, automation and other software security disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with micro-service, API-based agent, or service-oriented software architectures.
- Operations experience with CI/CD or managing distributed systems
- Experience with bug hunting, bug bounties, capture the flag, software development
- Experience with evaluating GenAI products and services.
- Experience with AWS technologies and services (e.g. S3, Lambda, EC2, KMS, IAM, etc.).

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 $212,800/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.