Senior Security Engineer, AWS Foundational Services Security
Amazon
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- Why do you want to join Amazon?
- What is your experience with AWS? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
- How do you keep secrets and access safe in your infrastructure?
- Walk me through how code gets from a commit to production where you work.
- Tell me about an outage you handled. What did you learn from it?
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Practise the Senior Security Engineer, AWS Foundational Services Security at Amazon interview free →We're looking for a Security Engineer to join the team that secures the foundational Identity and crypto systems powering AWS.You'll work directly with service teams across some of the most critical systems Basic qualifications: - 5+ years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools experience - 5+ years of work in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans experience - 5+ years of (non-internship) scripting, programming, and security code review in common programming languages experience - Experience (non-internship) in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language - Experience (non-internship) in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools - Experience working in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans - Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred: - Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent - Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services 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. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status. CAN, BC, Vancouver - 180,900.00 - 302,000.00 CAD annually
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