Job Description

Malware Researcher / Reverse Engineer - AWS, GuardDuty Security Analytics and AI Research

Amazon Web Services is looking for experienced Security Engineers to join the Security Analytics and AI Research group within AWS Security Services. This group is entrusted with researching and developing core threat detection and machine learning algorithms for Amazon GuardDuty ( On this team, you will invent and implement innovative solutions for never-before-solved problems. If you have experience with information security and a passion for malware research and reverse engineering, this will be an exciting opportunity.

The AWS Security Services team builds technologies that help customers strengthen their security posture and better meet security requirements in the AWS Cloud. We are building massively scalable and globally distributed security systems to power next generation services.

Key job responsibilities

1. Research the latest malware detection evasion techniques, such as use of customized packers and anti-virus (AV) software bypassing. Based on research, you will design and develop signatures and tools to detect and mitigate those threats.
2. Work with data scientists to help develop and test detections for attack patterns.
3. Build tools and systems to analyze emerging threats.
4. Work with customers in response to requests related to suspicious files or false positives that may require reverse engineering.
5. Advise broader team on current threat landscape, tools & techniques.
6. Influence others while demonstrating significant creativity.

A day in the life

As a Malware Researcher Security Engineer, you will reverse engineer and analyze malware to evaluate complex malicious code to determine malware capabilities and purposes. The scope of this role includes researching attack patterns, building attack simulations, active testing of defense strategies, and mentoring data scientists and software engineers. You will interact with many internal security teams to keep up to date with the latest attack techniques.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
2. 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
3. Knowledge of networking protocols such as DNS and TCP/IP
4. 5+ years of experience with malware analysis, reverse engineering
5. Experience with AWS products and services
6. MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related quantitative discipline

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This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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