4 days ago
Herndon, VA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$136k - $184k/yr
Responsibilities
- Monitor security telemetry and triage and investigate alerts across AWS GovCloud and U.S. Amazon Dedicated Cloud regions.
- Support security incidents from detection through containment, eradication, recovery, and after-action review.
- Perform log analysis and support forensic investigations.
- Build and improve scripts, detections, and tools that increase investigation speed and scale.
- Document findings and communicate risks and results clearly to team members and stakeholders.
- Participate in a regular on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or above, or GCIH, GSEC, or Security+ certification.
- U.S. citizenship and a current, active U.S. Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
- Preferred experience with AWS products and services.
- Preferred experience with one or more scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Perl.
- Preferred experience with incident response, log analysis, or security operations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and AD&D insurance, an employee assistance program, mental health support, a medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
- Flexible work hours and arrangements are part of the company's work-life-harmony culture.
- Access to training, knowledge-sharing, and career-advancement resources.
- Inclusive culture with diversity, equity, and inclusion events and learning experiences.
About Amazon
Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.