Security Engineer, AWS Security

Overview

We're looking for a Security Engineer to join the team that secures the foundational compute and networking systems powering AWS — the systems behind EC2, Nitro, EBS, VPC, and more.

• Design, build, and maintain automated security guardrails and paved paths that enable secure-by-default practices
• 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
• Build automated, continuous security assessment capabilities that replace manual security reviews and scale across our business unit
• Contribute code for security fixes and paved path solutions directly alongside developers, making the secure path the easy path
• Partner with developers to build scalable, self-service security tools that enable teams to identify and remediate security risks without bottlenecking on security teams
• Design and implement preventive and detective security controls that provide continuous assurance rather than point-in-time assessments
• Collaborate with security stakeholders to define and drive the long-term security strategy and participate in periodic on-call rotations to support security incidents
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to accelerate security assessments, automate threat detection, and drive innovation in how we secure systems at scale

• 3+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non-internship) experience
• 3+ years of any combination of: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
• Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or other related discipline
• Demonstrated experience using AI/ML tools and techniques to solve security problems, such as automating threat detection, triaging vulnerabilities, or augmenting code review and security analysis workflows

• 5+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
• Experience performing security activities across one or more phases of the SDLC (security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, and security testing)
• Hands-on experience with AI-native development practices

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and more.

USA, WA, Seattle -  -  USD annually

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