Sr. Security Engineer, AWS Center Quantum Computing

Sr. Security Engineer, AWS Center for Quantum Computing

Job  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a Security Engineer who will design and oversee the security operations of a growing research and development (R&D) effort. This role requires some on site activity, roughly 1 to 2 times per week.

• Own the completion of a threat model and security plan for our research spaces.
• Lead an array of projects and security initiatives/activities designed to protect your fellow Amazonians, R&D facilities, and critical cloud infrastructure from all categories of threats.
• Define, document, and educate policies/workflows for our labs, which span across academic, corporate, and industrial spaces.
• Obsess over internal and external customers and successfully deliver support and services in a fast‑paced environment where priorities shift quickly.
• Manage program security projects under minimal supervision, continuously triage and prioritize accordingly, communicate clearly, think outside the box, and deliver exceptional results.
• By delivering a highly secure yet flexible R&D environment, enable a team of scientists and engineers to secure quantum technologies for our global AWS customer base.
• Work with internal stakeholders, academic and corporate partners to meet or exceed Amazon security bar.
• Understand software lifecycle on scientific equipment and mitigate physical and logical risks.
• Perform periodic reviews of software baselines and network activity.
• Manage security reviews of internally used, external‑facing, or third‑party applications.
• Create and maintain detailed inventories of sensitive hardware and software.
• Audit equipment and software before commissioning in a development or production environment.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be either a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be able to obtain a U.S. export license. If you are unsure if you meet these requirements, please apply and Amazon will review your application for eligibility.

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