Application Security Engineer – Cloud & Threat Modeling

Amazon Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to help secure a broad portfolio of products and services across cloud, devices, and enterprise platforms. You will prioritize security efforts, design robust architectures, and model threats while collaborating with internal development teams to raise the security bar.

The role emphasizes ownership, clear communication, and a proactive approach to automation and tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP networking protocols.
• Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar OO language.
• AI/LLM-based automation of security workflows.

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

OO programming languages

AI/LLM automation

Threat modeling

Secure coding

Identity management

Security in AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

AWS services

Job description

Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to help secure a broad portfolio of products and services across cloud, devices, and enterprise platforms. You will prioritize security efforts, design robust architectures, and model threats while collaborating with internal development teams to raise the security bar.

The role emphasizes ownership, clear communication, and a proactive approach to automation and tooling.