The Amazon Web Services team is looking for a focused Security Engineer who can take on a role in communicating, collaborating with and responding to security issues from the Security Community across the largest cloud provider in the world. You must thrive in challenging situations, think like both an attacker and defender, and drive relevant teams to take the right actions in the right time frames to mitigate risks.We are looking for someone who can balance technical risks against business risks and consistently drive for the right results. You must have the passion for engineering novel solutions to complex security challenges, and recognize and fill gaps in capabilities. The ability to communicate effectively with various internal and external stakeholders with competing goals is important to the success for this role. As an engineer that is part of the AWS Security Outreach team you will assess potential security issues reported by third party researchers about services with AWS.You should have a good mix of deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security. We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of cryptography, network security, software security, malware analysis, forensics, security operations, incident response, serverless computing, and emergent security intelligence.You should be able to accomplish most of the following:- Confidently and intelligently respond to security incidents, and proactively consider how to prevent the same type of incidents from occurring in the future.- Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security issues that involve multiple teams across the organization.- Evaluate the impact to the organization of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research. Coordinate responses as necessary across affected teams to do the right thing for our customers and our organization.- Ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of sensitivity, and multiple audiences.- Recognize, adopt and instill the best practices in security engineering fields throughout the organization: development, cryptography, network security, security operations, incident response, serverless computing, and security intelligence.- Provide subject matter expertise on architecture, authentication and system security.- Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities.About UsInclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Work/Life BalanceOur team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.Mentorship & Career GrowthOur team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.We are open to hiring candidates