Security Engineer, Platform Security

Amazon is looking for a Security Engineer with strong insight and passion for security to ensure our infrastructure is designed and built to the highest standards. You will work in a fast‑paced environment to provide security at scale solutions.

• Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
• Develop solutions to detect/prevent security issues at scale
• Development of security automation tools
• Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes
• Demonstrate and promote security best practices, drive improvements of Amazon’s overall security architecture

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object‑oriented language experience
• Experience performing security activities across one or more phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, and security testing
• Experience in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language (non‑internship)
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• Knowledge of security technology and concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Single sign‑on, Cryptography, etc.)

• 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, or security code review in a common language, such as Python, Java or C++ experience
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience in scripting, programming, or security code reviewing in a common language, such as Python, Java, or C++

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