pJob ID: | Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd /p /brpG'day! You've found an opportunity that could define your next chapter. /p /brpApplicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at /p /brpBased in Melbourne - we offer relocation support for candidates moving other states. /p /brpThe Mission - Why This Program, Why Now? /p /brpYou're joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programs Australia has ever undertaken. This program will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australia's national security community and its allies the capability to see more, share more, innovate and act faster than ever before. /p /brpThe architectural decisions being made now - how we structure networking, implement security controls, and automate at scale - will shape how Australia's national security community operates for the next decade. You won't be inheriting someone else's design choices. You'll be making them. /p /brpYour Role - Security Engineer, Region Services /p /brpAWS Region Services delivers innovations ranging from foundational services, such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), to new products and features that distinguish AWS in the industry. As a member of Region Services, you will contribute to the security and operational management of AWS compute, database, storage, Internet of Things (IoT), platform and productivity application services, including supporting customers that require specialised security solutions for their cloud environments. /p /brpOur Region Services team redefines how AWS designs, builds and operates AWS Regions, enabling new cloud infrastructure and service offerings for customers of all sizes across every industry, including start-ups, enterprises and public sector organisations. /p /brpAWS Region Services is recruiting Security Engineers to lead and contribute to the onboarding and assurance of regional cloud services in Australia. Successful candidates will be analytical problem-solvers who take ownership of complex technical and security challenges. They will have a strong understanding of security risk assessment (SRA), cloud-native technologies and software development, as well as experience with enterprise gateways and data-transfer solutions. This unique team provides opportunities to work with more than 100 AWS commercial service teams globally. /p /brpAre you ready to be the person Australia's national security community trusts to get this right? /p /brpKey job responsibilities /p /brul /brliLead security onboarding and assurance for region-specific cloud services,



designing scalable mechanisms that ensure the operational readiness of regional AWS infrastructure. /li /brliEngineer and automate security-control validation for cloud services and data-transfer pathways, including reviews of technical designs, architectures, code, configurations, documentation and structured data schemas (JSON, JSON Schema, XML, XSD, XSLT, XPath). /li /brliPartner with service teams and customers to translate security requirements into technical baselines, control objectives, implementation patterns and measurable acceptance criteria aligned with Australian security frameworks such as the ISM, PSPF and DSPF. /li /brliDevelop reusable security tooling, automated evidence collection and reporting mechanisms that reduce manual effort and improve the consistency of service onboarding, assurance and audit engagements across AWS environments. /li /brliInvestigate security events and non-conformance, determine root causes, implement durable corrective solutions through automation, and participate in the on-call rotation to support continuous operational readiness. /li /br /ul /brpA day in the life /p /brpYour day balances strategic security oversight with hands-on engineering. You review service designs, structured data schemas and security submissions; automate control validation and evidence collection; conduct onboarding assessments for regional cloud services; and work with service teams to establish security baselines and control objectives. You may also lead assessments of data-flow controls, investigate instances of non-conformance and engineer durable remediation across AWS environments. /p /brpYou partner with global service teams to improve products and security mechanisms, develop reusable tooling and patterns, and manage feature requests. You communicate security outcomes to diverse stakeholders, maintain customer-facing documentation and participate in the on-call rotation to support the continuous operational readiness of regional infrastructure. /p /brpAbout the team /p /brpOur Region Services security team is responsible for ensuring that every AWS service onboarded into Australia's dedicated sovereign cloud meets the security bar required by the national security community. We work across more than 100 AWS commercial service teams globally, giving you exposure to a breadth of cloud technologies and security challenges that few teams can match. Our engineers build automated assurance tooling, define security baselines against Australian government frameworks and act as trusted advisors to both internal builders and external customers.



/p /brpWe are a collaborative, technically driven group that values clear documentation, peer review and continuous improvement. As the programme scales, you will help shape our security engineering practices and contribute to the long-term vision of secure, reliable cloud infrastructure for Australia's most critical missions. /p /brh3Basic Qualifications /h3 /brul /brliKnowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques /li /brliExperience in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language (non-internship) /li /brliExperience in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship experience) /li /brliKnowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent /li /brli3+ years of IT Security experience /li /br /ul /brh3Preferred Qualifications /h3 /brul /brli2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience /li /brliKnowledge of command line tools to troubleshoot protocols, analyze log outputs, or automate basic tasks /li /brliExperience in scripting, programming, or security code reviewing in a common language, such as Python, Java, or C++ /li /brliExperience performing security activities across one or more phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, and security testing /li /br /ul /brpAcknowledgement of country: /p /brpIn the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. /p /brpIDE statement: /p /brpAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. /p /brpOur 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 for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. /p /brpAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

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