Principal Cloud Engineer, Security

Amazon is hiring a Principal Cloud Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Cloud Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (EST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code What we offer: • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Home office and wellness stipends • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Flexible working hours across US time zones How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Amazon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently