Security Engineer II, Red Team

About the Role

AWS Security is seeking a Red Team Security Engineer to fortify our systems and processes against evolving threats. In this pivotal role, you will be part of a team dedicated to executing offensive campaigns, testing for emergent threats, and developing automated threat emulation solutions. You will provide critical offensive insights to security and service teams, influencing their development, deployment, monitoring, and response strategies. Operating offensive security at the scale of AWS presents a unique and challenging opportunity.

As a Security Engineer II at Amazon, you are expected to possess strength across multiple domains. This is a leadership position within the AWS IT Security team, where your technical and business advice will be highly valued. You will need efficient time management and the ability to deliver results amidst uncertainty. Proactively sharing knowledge across the Amazon community, you will be a key company resource in core security areas. Your responsibilities will include leading security reviews for large Amazon projects, defining best practices for the AWS IT Security team, and providing thought leadership through invention and innovation.

Success in this role requires exemplary judgment in balancing short-term and long-term security and business objectives. You must demonstrate resilience, navigate difficult situations with composure, and resolve conflicts by listening and persuading colleagues. A critical self-assessment approach to performance is essential, along with a broad understanding of the AWS business and its interconnections. This position also involves mentoring and advising other engineers across AWS.

This position requires the candidate to be a US Citizen and possess a current, active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Vulnerability identification and tracking
• Offensive security testing and vulnerability research
• Emergent threat testing
• Creating and maintaining automated threat emulation solutions
• Recommending findings and threat mitigations
• Producing high-quality Red Team reports
• Project and research work as needed
• Security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Security guidance documentation
• Security tool development
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities

About The Team

Our team is committed to supporting new members, fostering an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship across diverse experience levels and Amazon tenures.

At AWS, we embrace our differences and are dedicated to a culture of inclusion. We support ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees globally. We offer innovative benefits and host ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Our 16 Leadership Principles reinforce a culture of inclusion, encouraging diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and earning trust.

We highly value work-life balance, recognizing its importance for your happiness and success. We offer flexible schedules, focusing on productive and well-balanced lives both inside and outside of work, rather than hours spent online.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst) or GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or PenTest+
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) equivalent, or higher
• GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN) equivalent, or higher

Key skills/competency

• Offensive Security
• Red Teaming
• Vulnerability Research
• Penetration Testing
• Threat Emulation
• Cloud Security
• AWS Services
• Security Clearance (TS/SCI Polygraph)
• Leadership
• Mentorship