Support Engineer, Amazon Foundational Security Services, Amazon Foundational Security Services

• Experience maintaining software systems or related fields.
• Experience with Cloud Technology
• Experience with Security Services
• Experience decomposing complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Experience proactively to solving problems before they occur.

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. Our team is looking for a highly motivated Support Engineer, with a strong background in cloud operations, to become a part of the inaugural European Sovereign Cloud (ESC).
For more information on ESC please check out our blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

If you're a highly-motivated, security focused engineer whose looking for an opportunity to grow technically, support critical security services, and contribute to a business critical team that delivers services foundational to Amazon security - this role is for you. Whether you have experience in security or you're just starting out in your career, this is the space where you can take your career to the next level.

Amazon will provide relocation support for successful applicants relocating within the European Union.

Eligibility requirement:
Successful applicants must have the legal right to work in Ireland.

Key job responsibilities
The Amazon Security team owns security for all of the services offered by AWS, including EC2, S3, and many others, as well as the security of our global retail sites. This team is an EU-based Operations team, integrated with Software Development teams, supporting Amazon Foundational Security Services, to provide our customers with secure by default security services. We dive deep into security technologies such as new access control design patterns, identity security services, access control, authorization, authentication, and life cycle management to support our customers as Amazon continues to scale and grow. We are looking for software professionals from diverse backgrounds, who are creative problem solvers, and passionate about delivering solutions that improve both user experience and security. We don’t expect people to join our team knowing everything. We want people who are excited to learn, to challenge the status quo, and who are energized by building highly scalable and available systems on a global scale.

A day in the life
Amazon has a fast-paced environment - we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” We with users to design new security features, deploy software through large automated systems, and operationally support security software. Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. A healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and balanced life—both in and outside of work.

A typical day in this role involves collaborating with leaders, operations, and ensuring improvements in availability, reliability, latency, performance, and efficiency.

About the team
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.

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.

• Familiarity operating services in AWS or another cloud platform.
• Familiarity in at least one scripting language such as Bash, Python, or Ruby to automate tasks.
• Familiarity across common technology domain areas, such as hardware, software, networking, and operating systems.

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