Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application Security

Amazon Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in the United Kingdom seeks an Application Security Engineer to join the Application Security team. You will perform security reviews, design secure architectures, and conduct threat modeling across cloud-native applications.

Strong communication, prioritization, and ownership are essential in a growing landscape. AWS experience, secure coding practices, and a CS degree or equivalent are required. Collaboration with developers, security training, and metrics delivery are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience with application security reviews and secure architecture design.
• Knowledge of networking protocols (HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP).
• Experience with Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, C#, or C; secure coding and threat modeling.

Responsibilities

• Perform application security reviews.
• Design secure architectures and threat models.
• Lead security guidance and outreach to internal development teams.
• Contribute to security training and documentation.
• Deliver security metrics and drive improvements.

Skills

Application security

Threat modeling

Secure coding

AWS experience

Programming languages

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS products and services

AI tools

Job description

Your work will include:

• Application security reviews
• Secure architecture design
• Threat modeling
• Projects and research work as needed
• Security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Security guidance documentation
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities

  We are looking for an application security engineer to join the Application Security team. You should know how to prioritize, communicate clearly and compellingly, and understand how to maintain a high level of focus and excellence in a growing application landscape. Passion and discipline around cloud computing is critical, as is a high level of ownership and accountability., Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP
• Experience in one of the following programming languages: Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, C#, or C, Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience using AI tools to support or enhance security engineering work

  At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Amazon is continuously innovating new services and features for our customers. Our engineers invent, build, and sometimes break things to make them easier, faster, better, and more cost-effective. However, no matter what we're building - from websites to web services, AR to AI, drones to devices - security is always our top priority. The Amazon Application Security team focuses on working with our builders to provide experiences that our customers can trust. That means constantly learning new things and solving complex problems to protect the safety, security, and privacy of billions of lives on a global scale. At Amazon, you'll be working with the best minds in technology and security. Learn and be curious here, and accelerate your career growth. You can take pride in knowing that your work is meaningful, having a positive impact on others and making the world a better place.

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.