Security Incident Response, Security Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Amazon's Security team is looking for a Security Incident Response Analyst to detect, investigate, and respond to threats against a U.S. Government program building a purpose-built, classified AI Factory. We are obsessed with protecting customer trust, and on a fully air-gapped platform with no commercial cloud control plane we build our detection and response capability from the ground up. In this role you monitor security telemetry, triage and investigate alerts, drive incidents through containment, eradication, and recovery, and turn every event into better detections and playbooks. You will work in the trenches with detection engineers, SOC analysts, forensics, and our Government counterparts to keep a high-value classified system defensible around the clock. If you like being the person who runs toward the alarm and closes the loop, this role is for you.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Key job responsibilities

• Monitor security telemetry and triage, investigate, and escalate alerts on the disconnected platform.
• Drive incidents through the full response lifecycle: containment, eradication, recovery, and after-action.
• Develop and tune detection content and response playbooks from incident learnings.
• Coordinate incident reporting and handoffs with the ISSM and Government counterparts.

A day in the life

Your shift starts with a sweep of overnight security telemetry on the air-gapped platform. You triage queued alerts, separating noise from genuine threats, then dive deep into a suspicious authentication pattern. As you investigate, you drive it through containment and eradication, coordinating the response with your ISSM and Government counterparts. Midday, you huddle with detection engineers and SOC analysts to tune the alert logic that flagged it, turning today's incident into tomorrow's playbook. By afternoon, you document after-action findings and hand off cleanly to the next analyst. You run toward the alarm, close the loop, and keep a classified AI Factory defensible around the clock.

About the team

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.

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+
• Experience triaging and developing security alerts and response automation, conducting front-line analysis, and providing escalation support
• Knowledge of fundamentals of networking, security, databases (relational or NoSQL), operating systems (Unix, Linux, and/or Windows)
• 3+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non-internship) experience
• 3+ years of incident response, SOC, or security operations experience.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+, or CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification
• Experience in confidential environments
• Familiarity with U.S. Government or IC incident-reporting requirements.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, VA, Herndon - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually