Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application Security

TN United Kingdom; 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 London. This role is pivotal in ensuring the security of innovative services and features, focusing on application security reviews, secure architecture design, and threat modeling. You'll collaborate with top minds in technology, contribute to meaningful projects, and enjoy a culture that values work-life balance and continuous learning. If you're passionate about security and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent required.
• Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct application security reviews and secure architecture design.
• Perform threat modeling and deliver security metrics improvements.

Skills

Networking Protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP)

Python

Ruby

Go

Java

.Net

C++

Threat Modeling

Secure Coding

Identity Management

Cryptography

Network Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

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29.04.2025

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13.06.2025

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Job Description:

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
- 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

About the team
About Amazon Security:

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

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.

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

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, vulnerability remediation, and network security