Security Engineer II, Stores Application Security

Amazon Stores ships a wide array of technology, from  to world‑class machine learning pipelines, innovative digital healthcare, and no‑checkout retail. We push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe's largest AWS deployment.

• Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
• Conducting first‑party application security research
• Performing manual and automated secure code review, primarily in Java, Python, and Java Script
• Identifying and mitigating security issues at scale
• Developing security automation tools
• Performing adversarial security analysis using innovative tools to augment manual effort
• Providing security guidance and working with internal software development teams to secure their applications
• Independently solving security problems that require novel methods or approaches
• Influencing your team's and partners' processes, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes

• 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
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, or 3+ years of IT Security experience
• Experience with network architecture, enterprise IT systems and cloud such as AWS
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Java, Python, Perl, Bash, Ruby, Power Shell)
• Experience explaining complex technical risks in simple, clear language to non‑technical stakeholders

• Experience with AWS services, network architecture, and enterprise IT systems
• Experience driving continuous and scalable improvements in security controls and practices, and collaborating with security stakeholders to develop and implement security strategies
• 3+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, and penetration testing

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans), employee assistance programs, mental health support, a medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Our base salary range for this position is $ – $ USD annually, with additional compensation such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

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