Amazon.com Services LLC

Operations, IT, Support Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, finance

SecurityEngineerII

$159–202k Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Security Engineer II at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Security engineering, Vulnerability assessment, Penetration testing, AI security. Lead security audits. Assess security controls”

Industry & Context.

Operations, IT, Support Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, finance
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting systems issues; Root-cause resolution

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years programming Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, 2+ years scripting, programming, security code review, 2+ years troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, automating tasks, Bachelor's degree STEM or 2+ years IT Security experience, Knowledge of networking protocols HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, Knowledge of security vulnerabilities and remediation

Nice to Have

2+ years threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, system administration, network security, Knowledge of command line tools, Knowledge of networking protocols HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP, Experience with AWS products and services, Experience scripting, programming, security code reviewing Python, Java, C++, Experience performing security activities across SDLC phases

What You'll Do.

Assess security controls

Identify security risks

Investigate security control failures

Drive root-cause resolution

Assess security controls around AI/ML

Build reusable security frameworks

Communicate security risk findings

Communicate recommendations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with engineering teams; Work with highly-skilled teams

Communication Scope

Communicate risks

Full Job Description

We are seeking a Security Engineer II to join our mission of protecting customer data and keeping Amazon secure. In this role you will be working to secure multiple Amazon businesses across the Devices, Media & Entertainment, Advertising, Alexa, and Corporate spaces. You will partner with world-class engineering teams to uncover vulnerabilities, design novel abuse scenarios, and assess large-scale security solutions across Amazon's products, services, and infrastructure. In this role, you will leverage your skills in vulnerability assessment, exploitation, penetration testing, and red teaming to identify and mitigate risks. Your work will span source code analysis, network penetration, and application exploitation. You will design, implement, and execute methodologies for security assessments of critical Amazon systems. You will be exposed to the full breadth of technology used across Amazon and its subsidiaries, influence security architectures, and communicate risks to Senior Executives. As AI accelerates development across Amazon, you will both leverage AI to enhance our audit capabilities and assess the security controls governing its use. This role requires technical depth coupled with the ability to operate independently and as part of highly-skilled teams. In this role, you will leverage your skills in vulnerability assessment, exploitation, penetration testing, and red teaming to identify and mitigate risks. Your work will span source code analysis, network penetration, and application exploitation. You will design, implement, and execute methodologies for security assessments of critical Amazon systems. You will be exposed to the full breadth of technology used across Amazon and its subsidiaries, influence security architectures, and communicate risks to Senior Executives. As AI accelerates development across Amazon, you will both leverage AI to enhance our audit capabilities and assess the security controls governing its use. This role requires technical d

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