Amazon.com LLC
Technology
SecurityEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Security Engineer at Amazon.com LLC. Skills: Application security, Secure development, Automation. Design automated security guardrails. Build automated security guardrails”
Industry & Context.
Solving complex security challenges
On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in computer science, 3+ years programming experience, Knowledge of networking protocols
Nice to Have
2+ years threat modeling experience, 2+ years secure coding experience, 2+ years identity management experience, 2+ years software development experience, 2+ years cryptography experience, 2+ years system administration experience, 2+ years network security experience, Experience with AWS products, Experience implementing security solutions, Experience identifying security issues, Experience leveraging LLMs
What You'll Do.
Design automated security guardrails
Build automated security guardrails
Maintain automated security guardrails
Enable secure-by-default practices
Engage with development teams
Embed security into applications
Provide guidance on secure architecture
Provide guidance on secure coding
Build automated security assessment capabilities
Replace manual security reviews
Scale security assessments
Contribute code for security fixes
Contribute code for paved path solutions
Build scalable security tools
Identify security risks
Remediate security risks
Design preventive security controls
Design detective security controls
Implement preventive security controls
Implement detective security controls
Provide continuous assurance
Collaborate with security stakeholders
Define security strategy
Drive security strategy
Support security incidents
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Development teams; Security stakeholders
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about delivering innovative security solutions and protecting millions of customers through a blend of deep security expertise, hands-on coding, and building scalable security guardrails and paved paths? The Customer Service Application Security team is looking for a talented and results-driven Security Engineer to help shape how Amazon protects customer data through secure-by-design principles. In this role, you'll be a trusted security partner to development teams – reviewing application designs for security gaps, providing guidance on secure coding practices, and rolling up your sleeves to contribute code for security fixes directly alongside developers. You'll conduct threat modeling, evaluate system architecture to ensure sound security design, and leverage AWS services and modern development practices to transform manual security processes into scalable solutions. You’ll embed secure-by-default practices into applications early and throughout the software development lifecycle through guardrails and paved path solutions. If you're a security engineer who loves writing code, thrives on partnering with developers, and is excited about solving complex security challenges, join our team and help define the future of application security at Amazon. Key job responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain automated security guardrails and paved paths that enable secure-by-default practices across Amazon's technology landscape • 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 enab
Applying for this Security Engineer role?
Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.
ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED
What do employees actually say about Amazon.com LLC?
Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.