Security Engineer II, Global Media and Entertainment Security

Final date to receive applications:
Aug 29, 2026

• As a Security Engineer within Global Media and Entertainment, you will collaborate with engineering teams to drive the implementation and validation of security controls prior to production launch. You will provide frontline support for partners on security-related issues, including design reviews, network monitoring, and emerging threat response. This role requires thought leadership as you invent and innovate to protect our customers and content at scale.
• Engage early with development teams at the ideation and design stage to embed security into applications from the start, providing guidance on secure architecture and coding practices.
• Collaborate with security stakeholders to define and drive the long‑term security strategy and participate in periodic on‑call rotations to support security incidents.
• Partner with developers to build scalable, self‑service security tools that enable teams to identify and remediate security risks at the speed of business.
• Design, build, and maintain automated security guardrails and paved paths that enable secure‑by‑default practices.
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to accelerate security assessments, automate threat detection, and drive innovation in how we secure systems at scale.

As a Security Engineer, you might spend your morning collaborating with a development team on a design review for an upcoming service launch, ensuring security controls are properly integrated. In the afternoon, you could be addressing a new attack pattern you've identified in the logs or working with the studios team to develop a new agent for content creators. You'll balance proactive security improvements with reactive incident response, always making risk‑based decisions grounded in data.

Your work directly impacts millions of customers by keeping their entertainment experiences secure and uninterrupted.

Amazon Global Media and Entertainment Security is at the forefront of protecting customer experiences across streaming services, gaming platforms, and original content. Our team operates at massive scale, defending against sophisticated threats while enabling innovation. You'll work alongside talented security professionals who are passionate about both technical excellence and customer trust. We offer opportunities to build experience across diverse domains from cloud security to content protection while contributing to products that entertain millions worldwide.

Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t following a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.