[Hiring] Security Engineer II, Application Security @Amazon

Role Description

In Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From amazon.com to world class machine learning pipelines, from digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe’s largest AWS deployment.

As an AppSec engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be:

• Inspecting an application’s code for security issues
• Building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely
• Fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers

The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. This person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise, clearly articulating risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.

Our organization prizes its employees, and we show it through investing in work-life harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing on-call time and ensuring the team spends their time on the highest-value tasks. Join the stores AppSec organization to work hard, have fun, and make history!

Qualifications

• Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
• Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object-oriented language
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or 3+ years of technical work experience

Requirements

• Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
• Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and Javascript
• Development of security automation tools
• Adversarial security analysis using modern tools to augment manual effort
• Security training and outreach for internal development teams
• Security architecture and design guidance
• Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
• Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• USA: $159,300.00 - $202,400.00 USD annually
• USA, CA, Sunnyvale: $166,600.00 - $212,800.00 USD annually