About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Security Analyst based in Melbourne, Australia. The posting calls out experience with Security, Incident Response.

Role: Security Analyst
Function: security
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Department: Investigation & Loss Prevention
Posted: Jun 30, 2026

AI Summary

APAC Investigative Analyst managing complex insider risk and workplace incident investigations using open-source intelligence. Responds to OSINT requests, partners with security teams, develops investigative procedures, and collaborates with engineering on data collection tools. On-call rotation approximately one week per 1-2 months.

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Job description

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Amazon is seeking a highly motivated APAC Investigative Analyst to join our world-class Amazon Security organization and work within the open-source intelligence (OSINT) function of the Enterprise Protection Program to help investigative stakeholders with open-source research and analysis to support the mitigation of insider risk and workplace incident management incidents primarily in the APAC region.

As part of the OSINT team, you will be involved with responding to open-source investigative requests by a variety of security and investigative teams which depend on your expertise for open-source collection and analysis. We are looking for someone who is a fan of "diving deep"; constantly learning; eager to drive the development and refinement of open-source and internal-source initiatives to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks to Amazon; motivated to improve mechanisms and intelligence workflows; adept at managing complex investigations; seeks to maintain an understanding of the security needs of our customers and business, and is willing to take on new challenges.

This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every 1-2 months.

Key job responsibilities
- Manage complex and confidential investigations, providing timely and fact-based reporting to partners and leadership.
- Effectively partner with teams across Workplace Incident Management, Business Conduct & Ethics, Global Investigations, and others necessary in support of investigations.
- Establish, document, and refine standard operating procedures and internal best practices for investigative functions.
- Collaborate with Engineering teams to build and develop solutions and tools that support data collection and analysis by translating use cases into technical requirements.
- Perform deep dive analysis of internal and external datasets to target and identify evidence, industry indicators, or context specific to unique cases.
- Collaborate with partner teams in the intelligence community, internal and external to Amazon.
- Identify and produce metrics to measure effectiveness of analytic capabilities and data to drive business decisions.
- Act as a regional APAC Subject Matter Expert in navigating online resources, as well as linguistic and cultural idiosyncrasies.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience as an analyst/investigator/journalist supporting open-source research and analysis
- 2+ years’ experience working in the private sector supporting investigations (i.e. insider risk, workplace incident management, investigative journalism, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

- Proficiency in multiple APAC languages (e.g., Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, etc.)
- Knowledge of threat landscapes across the private sector, with an emphasis on the technology and online retail industries
- Experience working with and aggregating diverse and large datasets to provide analysis and reporting
- Demonstration of sound judgement in responding to fast-moving security incidents.
- Experience communicating with senior leadership and advocating on behalf of investigative teams and missions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy in a global environment

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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