Are you passionate about protecting Amazon's customers from emerging cyber threats? Join our team to develop innovative detection capabilities that defend against sophisticated attacks at massive scale.

Key job responsibilities
As a Security Engineer on the Threat Discovery and Detection (TD2) team within Customer Service Security, you'll be instrumental in developing and implementing advanced threat detection mechanisms that safeguard Amazon's customer service operations. You'll work at the intersection of security research and detection engineering, leveraging modern security tools and techniques to identify and prevent potential security incidents.

You'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing detection rules and systems that monitor and analyze security-related activities across our infrastructure. Your expertise will be crucial in developing scalable detection solutions that enable proactive threat identification, behavioral analysis, and risk mitigation.

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with data engineers, data scientists, and incident responders to transform security requirements into effective detection capabilities. You'll utilize advanced security platforms and AWS services to build comprehensive detection frameworks that protect our customers and systems from evolving security risks.


A day in the life
- Design and implement detection logic to identify sophisticated attack patterns and anomalous behaviors
- Develop and optimize detection rules across multiple security monitoring platforms
- Research and analyze emerging attack patterns and techniques to enhance detection capabilities
- Collaborate with data teams to ensure detection systems effectively utilize available telemetry
- Present detection strategies to stakeholders and incorporate feedback into implementations
- Troubleshoot detection accuracy issues and tune rules to reduce false positives

About the team
The Threat Discovery and Detection (TD2) team is a critical component of the Customer Service Security organization. Our mission is to protect Amazon customer data and ensure operational integrity through advanced detection techniques and continuous monitoring. We develop innovative solutions that identify internal threats impacting Customer Service and establish a multi-layered defense strategy.

In the coming years, we're focused on expanding our detection coverage, implementing machine learning-based detection capabilities, and enhancing our ability to identify sophisticated threats in real-time. As a Security Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of these initiatives, helping to shape the future of threat detection at Amazon.