Systems Engineer, Amazon Foundational Security Services

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 Systems Engineer in Amazon Security who will raise the security bar by delivering industry‑best security services. You should be somebody who enjoys inventing and simplifying around complex security challenges, obsesses over the customer experience, and feels strongly about delivering results. We want to produce disruptive, industry‑leading innovations.

Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers and customers make billions of transactions worldwide on our cloud and the Amazon retail site. The Amazon Security team owns security for all of these services offered by Amazon Security, including EC2, S3, and many others, as well as the security of our global retail sites. This EU‑based Operations team is 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 systems engineering professionals who are creative problem solvers and passionate about delivering solutions that improve both user experience and security.

Amazon has a fast‑paced environment. Our team works with users to design new security features, deploy software through large automated systems, and operationally support security software. You’ll look for new approaches to automate fixes for operational issues and solve design problems. We also place a high value on work‑life balance and offer a flexible schedule so you can maintain a productive and balanced life both in and outside of work.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security we continue to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to embrace our uniqueness and celebrate diverse ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We provide endless knowledge‑sharing, training, and resources 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We provide mentorship and career‑advancing resources to help you grow professionally.

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience
  
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals
  
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment
  
• Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development
  
• Experience working in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell
  
• This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state
  

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• Knowledge of configuration management systems, such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems
  
• Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration
  
• Experience in network capture and systems troubleshooting
  
• Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation for large‑scale computing environments
  

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• Relocation Support: Amazon will provide relocation support for successful applicants relocating within the European Union
  

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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

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