Amazon.com Services LLC
Systems, Quality, Security Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, amazon security
SeniorSecurityEngineer
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“Senior Security Engineer at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Application security, Threat modeling, Secure system design, Security automation. Lead security reviews. Perform design reviews”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver high-impact security outcomes; Improve operational efficiency; Scale team's impact; Reduce manual toil; Measure risk reduction; Measure operational efficiency; Measure builder experience improvements
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting systems issues; Analyzing logs; Identifying security issues; Identifying security risks; Developing mitigation plans; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years troubleshooting systems issues, 4+ years analyzing logs, 4+ years automating complex tasks, 5+ years identifying security issues, 5+ years identifying security risks, 5+ years developing mitigation plans, 4+ years scripting, 4+ years programming, 4+ years security code review, Knowledge of Scala, Knowledge of Java, Knowledge of Python, Knowledge of C/C++, Knowledge of Go
Nice to Have
Experience applying threat modeling, Experience applying risk identification techniques, Experience with security in service-oriented architectures, Experience with security in microservices, Experience with security in web services
What You'll Do.
Lead security reviews
Perform design reviews
Perform threat modeling
Scope penetration testing
Oversee penetration testing
Analyze penetration test results
Conduct manual code reviews
Identify vulnerabilities
Identify insecure patterns
Document security findings
Track security findings
Escalate critical issues
Mentor junior engineers
Improve team processes
Design security automation
Build security automation
Design security tooling
Build security tooling
Design security processes
Build security processes
Build intelligent automations
Streamline review workflows
Enhance vulnerability detection
Improve security posture
Develop self-service guidance
Develop documentation
Develop readiness frameworks
Define security metrics
Track security metrics
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with service teams; Influence engineering teams
Full Job Description
The Senior Security Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for independently driving security initiatives across multiple services and teams. This role requires deep technical expertise in application security, threat modeling, and secure system design, combined with the ability to influence engineering teams and deliver high-impact security outcomes with minimal guidance. Key job responsibilities Security Reviews & Assessments: Lead end-to-end security reviews for complex, high-priority services including design reviews, threat modeling, and penetration testing scoping and readout Technical Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned affinity teams, providing architectural guidance and security consultation to service teams throughout the development lifecycle Threat Modeling: Independently perform and guide threat modeling exercises for complex distributed systems, identifying risks and recommending mitigations Manual Code Review: Conduct targeted manual code reviews of security-critical components, identifying vulnerabilities and insecure patterns that automated tools miss Penetration Testing: Scope, coordinate, and oversee penetration testing engagements; analyze results and drive remediation with service teams Findings Management: Identify, document, and track security findings to resolution; escalate critical issues to leadership when appropriate Mentorship & Influence: Mentor junior engineers, contribute to team processes and tooling improvements, and raise the security bar across the organization Design & Build Security Tooling: Design and build security automation, tooling, and processes that improve operational efficiency and scale the team's impact AI-Powered Security Automation: Leverage generative AI and machine learning to build intelligent security automations that streamline review workflows, enhance vulnerability detection, and reduce manual toil Builder Engagement: Partner with service teams to improve security postur
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