Application Security Engineer: Cloud & Secure Architecture

Amazon Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Application Security in London is seeking an Application Security Engineer to join the Application Security team. You will perform security reviews, design secure architectures, model threats, and contribute to research projects to protect Amazon’s services.

The role emphasizes ownership, communication, and accountability in a cloud-centric environment, with training, documentation, and cross-team security guidance, plus security metrics delivery and recruiting support.

Qualifications

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

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

Skills

Networking protocols

Java

Python

Ruby

Node.js

C#

C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS products and services

AI tools for security engineering

Job description

Amazon Application Security in London is seeking an Application Security Engineer to join the Application Security team. You will perform security reviews, design secure architectures, model threats, and contribute to research projects to protect Amazon’s services.

The role emphasizes ownership, communication, and accountability in a cloud-centric environment, with training, documentation, and cross-team security guidance, plus security metrics delivery and recruiting support.