Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application Security

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the security of applications across various platforms, engaging in tasks such as application security reviews, secure architecture design, and threat modeling. You'll collaborate with talented professionals, contributing to meaningful projects that protect the safety and privacy of millions globally. If you're passionate about security and eager to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in application security or similar role.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Conduct application security reviews and secure architecture design.
• Provide security training and outreach to internal development teams.

Skills

Application Security

Networking Protocols

Python

Ruby

Go

Swift

Java

.Net

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

AWS

Job description

Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application Security

Job ID: 2948814 | Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited

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.

We are looking for an experienced 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.

Key job responsibilities

Your work will include:

1. Application security reviews
2. Secure architecture design
3. Threat modeling
4. Projects and research work as needed
5. Security training and outreach to internal development teams
6. Security guidance documentation
7. Security metrics delivery and improvements
8. Assistance with recruiting activities

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language
• Extensive hands on experience in application security or similar role

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with AWS products and services
• 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 programming languages such as Python, Java, C++

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.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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