Amazon.com Services LLC

Machine Learning Science, Applied Science, amazon security

AppliedScientist,Secure3PTools

$136–184k Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Applied Scientist, Secure 3P Tools at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: GenAI, Agentic AI, Security risk management. Own and drive end-to-end technical delivery. Define research agendas”

What You'll Achieve.

Transform third-party security risk management; Automate complex vendor assessments; Streamline controllership processes; Reduce assessment cycle times; Drive builder efficiency; Deliver bar-raising security engagements

Industry & Context.

Machine Learning Science, Applied Science, amazon security
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language, Experience with SQL and an RDBMS or Data Warehouse

Nice to Have

Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code, Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

What You'll Do.

Own and drive end-to-end technical delivery

Define research agendas

Define success metrics

Define multi-quarter roadmaps

Automate third-party security review processes

Develop intelligent systems for vendor assessment document analysis

Develop intelligent systems for security questionnaire automation

Develop intelligent systems for risk signal extraction

Develop intelligent systems for compliance decision support

Build advanced GenAI and agentic frameworks

Build ML-powered risk intelligence capabilities

Enhance third-party threat detection

Enhance vulnerability classification

Enhance continuous monitoring

Coordinate with Software Engineering

Coordinate with Data Engineering

Deploy production-grade ML solutions

Integrate ML solutions with workflows

Scale ML solutions across the organization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Software Engineering; Data Engineering

Full Job Description

Amazon Security is seeking an Applied Scientist to work on GenAI acceleration within the Secure Third Party Tools (S3T) organization. The S3T team has bold ambitions to re-imagine security products that serve Amazon's pace of innovation at our global scale. This role will focus on leveraging large language models and agentic AI to transform third-party security risk management, automate complex vendor assessments, streamline controllership processes, and dramatically reduce assessment cycle times. You will drive builder efficiency and deliver bar-raising security engagements across Amazon. Key job responsibilities Own and drive end-to-end technical delivery for scoped science initiatives focused on third-party security risk management, independently defining research agendas, success metrics, and multi-quarter roadmaps with minimal oversight. Understanding approaches to automate third-party security review processes using state-of-the-art large language models, development intelligent systems for vendor assessment document analysis, security questionnaire automation, risk signal extraction, and compliance decision support. Build advanced GenAI and agentic frameworks including multi-agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, and autonomous workflows purpose-built for third-party risk evaluation, security documentation processing, and scalable vendor assessment at enterprise scale. Build ML-powered risk intelligence capabilities that enhance third-party threat detection, vulnerability classification, and continuous monitoring throughout the vendor lifecycle. Coordinate with Software Engineering and Data Engineering to deploy production-grade ML solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing third-party risk management workflows and scale across the organization. About the team Security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. At Amazon, our Security organization is designed to drive bar-raising security engagements. Our visi

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