.We are looking for a Penetration Testing Engineer who has a strong passion for security-at-scale. You will be on a team 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.Amazon is on the cutting edge of many security issues for a wide variety of platforms and technologies including cloud services, Internet of things (IoT), identity and access management, mobile devices, virtualization and custom hardware, all operating at massive scale.We are looking for a Security Engineer to help ensure our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards.You will be responsible for web application, network, and operations penetration testing. You will be responsible for automating repetitive tasks.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 problems.You must produce results in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge, and foster constructive dialogue and drive resolution when faced with disagreement.You are considered a technical leader on your team. You work efficiently and routinely deliver the right things with limited guidance.Your work focuses on ambiguous problem areas in existing or new hardware and software initiatives. You take a long term view of your team's processes & software, understanding how it fits into the business.You proactively fix architectural deficiencies and/or propose larger project scopes, which may require the work of a team.You split that work into parallel tasks that can be performed by you and others and then reassembled successfully.Amazon's Leadership Principles of "Dive Deep", "Earn Trust", "Deliver Results", and "Invent and Simplify" will be called upon daily.A successful candidate will need a combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills, as well as the ability to handle a mix of complex decisions.Key job responsibilitiesPerform penetration testing complex proprietary software and hardware for AWS servicesManually audit the source code of web services and software authored in house by AmazonWrite proof of concept code to demonstrate the severity of a potential security issueProvide clear communication on issues to developers that suggest and help to test the fixPartner with AWS developers to drive improvement in application security as a result of securityAbout the teamAmazon 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
