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Amazon hiring 'top secret' IT staff as it fights for CIA work
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 05:41:10 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242086/Amazon_hiring_top_secret_IT_staff_as_it_fights_for_CIA_work By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld September 4, 2013The U.S. isn't doing a good job keeping secrets. Think Edward Snowden. But demand for trustworthy IT professionals is strong, especially if they want to work for Amazon Web Services.
Amazon has more than 100 job openings for people who can get a top secret clearance, which includes a U.S. government administered polygraph examination. It needs software developers, operations managers and cloud support engineers, among others.
Amazon's hiring effort includes an invitation-only recruiting event for systems support engineers at its Herndon, Va., facility on Sept. 24 and 25.
Amazon is challenging established IT vendors for U.S. government intelligence work, illustrated by an escalating fight to build a private cloud for the CIA.
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