Amazon.com Services LLC

Systems, Quality, Security Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, amazon security

SeniorSecurityEngineer

$400–22670k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Systems, Quality, Security Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, amazon security
Problems you'll solve

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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