Software Development Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Amazon • Herndon, VA

22h

About The Position

AWS Security is looking for a driven professional to join its high-security
systems engineering team to manage the operation of our physical access control
system (PACS), as well as help us automate a sustainable and robust architecture
for future growth.

As an Software Development Engineer (SDE), you will be responsible for the
overall health and security of our critical service, providing excellent
customer service to our partners in a classified environment.

Engineers on this team play an integral role in the future of physical security.
You will own the integration with enterprise and commodity hardware through
proprietary and open source protocols, build extensible management tooling by
which customers are delighted, produce infrastructure as code and robust
operational monitoring that scales with our growing infrastructure. You will
make sure the entire deployment process is performant, automated, and well
tested to keep development iteration fast and unhindered by unnecessary
operational misses.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must
currently possess an active Secret security clearance. The position further
requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active
TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and satisfy other security related
requirements.

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
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements
are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• US government security clearance of top secret or above
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Secret or above

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement enterprise-scale security solutions from conception to production, including custom PACS integrations and security automation frameworks
• Design and develop high-availability distributed systems with emphasis on security, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Lead the development of custom security tools and frameworks for system hardening, threat detection, and automated incident response
• Architect and implement zero-trust security models for critical infrastructure components
• Design and build custom APIs and middleware solutions for security system integration
• Develop advanced automation frameworks for infrastructure as code (IaC) deployment and configuration management
• Create sophisticated monitoring and alerting systems using machine learning for anomaly detection
• Implement cryptographic solutions for secure communication between distributed systems
• Design and implement custom authentication and authorization protocols
• Lead technical design reviews and security architecture assessments
• Mentor junior engineers and establish technical best practices

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level