Cloud Security - AWS Sr Security Analyst

AWS Security Analyst L2 Job Description

Job Title: AWS Security Analyst L2
Experience: 3-6 Years
Domain: Cloud Security Operations (AWS)

Role Summary

The AWS Security Analyst L2 is responsible for monitoring, investigating, and responding to security threats across AWS cloud environments. The role focuses on operational security, incident analysis, GuardDuty monitoring, Security Hub findings management, WAF administration, DDoS protection, and cloud security compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

• Monitor AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch alerts.
• Investigate security incidents and suspicious activities.
• Analyze Indicators of Compromise (IOC) and Indicators of Attack (IOA).
• Perform incident triage and escalation.
• Support containment and remediation activities.

AWS Security Operations

• Manage and review Security Hub findings.
• Investigate GuardDuty threat detections.
• Monitor CloudTrail logs for anomalous activities.
• Validate security events and eliminate false positives.
• Support vulnerability remediation activities.

Web Application Security

• Administer AWS WAF policies and rule sets.
• Manage IP reputation and geo-blocking rules.
• Create custom WAF rules for application protection.
• Analyze application-layer attack patterns.

DDoS Protection

• Monitor AWS Shield Standard and Shield Advanced.
• Investigate DDoS attack alerts and traffic anomalies.
• Coordinate mitigation efforts with infrastructure teams.
• Support incident reporting and post-incident analysis.

Compliance & Governance

• Support CIS AWS Benchmark compliance.
• Assist in cloud security audits.
• Review security posture and compliance findings.
• Support regulatory requirements such as ISO27001, SOC2, GDPR.

Required Skills

AWS Security Services

• AWS Security Hub
• AWS GuardDuty
• AWS WAF
• AWS Shield
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• AWS Inspector
• Amazon Macie

Security Operations

• Incident Response
• Threat Hunting
• Vulnerability Management
• Log Analysis
• MITRE ATT&CK

Scripting

• Python
• PowerShell
• AWS CLI

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• CompTIA Security+
• CEH
• SC-200

AWS Security Analyst L3 / Senior AWS Security Engineer

Job Title: Senior AWS Security Engineer / AWS Security Analyst L3
Experience: 7-12+ Years

Role Summary

The AWS Security L3 Engineer serves as the senior technical escalation point responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and improving cloud security controls across AWS environments. The role leads threat detection, security architecture, WAF engineering, DDoS defense strategy, cloud incident response, and security governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Security Architecture

• Design secure AWS cloud architectures.
• Implement cloud-native security controls.
• Develop AWS security standards and best practices.
• Lead cloud security transformation initiatives.

Advanced Threat Detection

• Lead investigations involving GuardDuty findings.
• Perform cloud threat hunting and forensic investigations.
• Analyze advanced attack techniques and cloud-based threats.
• Develop detection engineering use cases.

AWS Security Hub & Governance

• Design centralized cloud security monitoring architecture.
• Configure Security Hub standards and frameworks.
• Automate compliance monitoring and remediation.
• Integrate findings with SIEM and SOAR platforms.

AWS WAF Engineering

• Architect enterprise WAF solutions.
• Develop custom WAF managed rules.
• Protect APIs, web applications, and microservices.
• Optimize rule performance and attack detection capabilities.

DDoS Strategy & Protection

• Manage AWS Shield Advanced deployment.
• Lead DDoS preparedness and mitigation planning.
• Analyze Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 attack patterns.
• Coordinate with AWS support during large-scale attacks.

Security Automation

• Develop security automation using:
  • AWS Lambda
  • Python
  • CloudFormation
  • Terraform
  • AWS EventBridge
  • Step Functions

Identity & Access Security

• Design IAM policies and governance controls.
• Implement least-privilege access models.
• Manage AWS Organizations and SCPs.
• Support SSO and federated identity integrations.

DevSecOps & Container Security

• Secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Support Kubernetes (EKS) security.
• Perform container image vulnerability assessments.
• Integrate security into DevOps workflows.

Technical Skills (L3)

AWS Security Services

• AWS Security Hub
• AWS GuardDuty
• AWS Shield Advanced
• AWS WAF
• AWS IAM
• AWS Organizations
• AWS Inspector
• AWS Macie
• AWS Config
• AWS Detective
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS KMS
• Secrets Manager

Cloud & Container Security

• AWS Landing Zone
• EKS Security
• ECS Security
• Container Security
• Kubernetes Security

Security Engineering

• Threat Modeling
• Security Architecture
• Detection Engineering
• Threat Hunting
• Incident Response
• Forensics

Automation & DevSecOps

• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• Python
• AWS Lambda
• CI/CD Security

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
• CISSP
• CCSP
• GIAC Cloud Security Certifications
• Azure AZ-500 (Optional)

Executive Comparison: AWS Security L2 vs L3

Ideal Candidate Profile (L3)

A senior cloud security professional with 7-12 years of security experience and 4+ years focused on AWS , possessing strong hands-on expertise in:

• AWS Security Hub
• AWS GuardDuty
• AWS WAF
• AWS Shield Advanced (DDoS Protection)
• AWS IAM & Organizations
• AWS Config & Inspector
• AWS Detective
• CloudTrail & Log Analytics
• Security Automation (Lambda, Python, Terraform)
• Threat Hunting & Incident Response
• Container Security (EKS/Kubernetes)
• SIEM Integration (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar)

This profile is highly sought after by enterprise SOCs, MSSPs, banking, healthcare, and large-scale cloud operations teams supporting global AWS environments