Amazon
Security Engineer II, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT)
$159K–$202K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in scripting, programming, and security code review; 2+ years troubleshooting systems, analyzing logs, or automating tasks using command line tools. IT Security experience is an alternative to a STEM bachelor's degree; 2+ years of IT Security experience is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
About the job
Respond to and analyze security incidents across Amazon, develop incident-response improvements, and help protect systems and sensitive data.
What you'll do
- Coordinate incident response across teams, including customer-facing incidents and follow-the-sun on-call coverage.
- Analyze threats and event data, conduct root-cause analysis, and recommend ways to prevent repeat incidents.
- Improve incident-response capabilities and support security engineering through solutions, risk analysis, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship experience in scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language.
- 2+ years of non-internship experience troubleshooting systems, analyzing logs, or automating tasks using command line tools.
- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of networking protocols, including HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP.
- Experience with AWS products and services, or security activities across one or more phases of the SDLC.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP, AWS
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