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AWS Security Engineer (Reston, VA)
Title: AWS Security Engineer @ Reston, Virginia
Terms of Hire: Full Time.
Salary: $ Open /yr.+ Benefits.
Job description
Design and implement systems and procedures to sustain the security, integrity, and availability of the organization's data. Assess risk of exposure of proprietary data through weaknesses in platforms, access procedures, and forms of access to the organization's systems and the data contained in them. Track security violations and identify trends or exposures that could be addressed by additional training, technical measures, or use of application tools to enhance security. May participate in simulated attacks or security violations to assess the organization's data security measures.
Strong understanding of fundamental Application and Infrastructure Security concepts, including common types of attacks and exploitation techniques.
Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent in Computer Science / Eng.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE -4-6 years of related experience
Specialized knowledge & skills:
Terms of Hire: Full Time.
Salary: $ Open /yr.+ Benefits.
Job description
Design and implement systems and procedures to sustain the security, integrity, and availability of the organization's data. Assess risk of exposure of proprietary data through weaknesses in platforms, access procedures, and forms of access to the organization's systems and the data contained in them. Track security violations and identify trends or exposures that could be addressed by additional training, technical measures, or use of application tools to enhance security. May participate in simulated attacks or security violations to assess the organization's data security measures.
Strong understanding of fundamental Application and Infrastructure Security concepts, including common types of attacks and exploitation techniques.
- Solid Experience with various application security tools (Example—ZAP, BURP, Tenable, Check Mark, Semmel, fortify, Sonatype, Kali, Web Inspect/AppScan, dependency check).
- Solid understanding of common web and systems application vulnerabilities. Experience integrating security tools into the DevOps environment (such as Zap or Burp)
- Familiarity with key security concepts/frameworks such as OWASP, CVE, and CVSS.
- Proficient in automation and deploying CI and CD tools and services (Jenkins Pipeline as Code, Git, Maven).
- Experience with Python, bash, Linux shell or similar
- Experience integrating with native AWS services (Code Pipeline, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, EC2, EKS, ECR, S3)
- Hands on experience building solutions with tools and services like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or custom build orchestration tools leveraging SDKs or directly interacting with APIs
- Experience working one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, or Node.js
- Knowledge of networking, IAM, API and security assessment tools/methodologies.
- Familiar with container and orchestration.
- Familiar with IAM protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID and OAuth.
- Understanding of the cyber threat landscape and methodologies to protect technology assets.
- AWS Certified Developer Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent in Computer Science / Eng.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE -4-6 years of related experience
Specialized knowledge & skills:
- Strong Python, bash, Linux shell or similar
- Experience integrating with native AWS services (CodePipeline, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, EC2, EKS, ECR, S3)
- Experience integrating security tools into the DevOps environment (such as Zap or Burp)
- Proficient in automation and deploying CI and CD tools and services (Jenkins Pipeline as Code, Git, Maven).
- Hands on experience building solutions with tools and services like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or custom build orchestration tools leveraging SDKs or directly interacting with APIs
- Experience working one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, or Node.js
- Knowledge of networking, IAM, API and security assessment tools/methodologies.
- Familiar with container and orchestration.
- Familiar with IAM protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID and OAuth.
- Understanding of the cyber threat landscape and methodologies to protect technology assets.
- AWS Certified Developer Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- An opportunity to be a part of a great culture, an awesome team, a challenging work environment, and some fun along the way!
- Apply today to learn more and be part of our Growth story.
Department: Scout
This is a full time position