Security Engineer

Amazon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer in the UK to join our team. You will conduct application security reviews, design secure architectures, and perform threat modeling to protect billions of lives.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree, deep knowledge of networking protocols, and strong programming experience in languages such as Python, Java, or C++. Experience with AWS, security frameworks, and AI-enabled security automation is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors 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 a similar OO language.
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques.
• Experience in security domains like threat modeling, secure coding, security reviews, or secure software development.
• AI/LLM-based automation of security workflows.
• Experience with AWS products and services.
• Experience with security disciplines including threat modeling, cryptography, identity management, or secure software development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct application security reviews.
• Design secure architectures.
• Perform threat modeling.
• Complete projects and research work as needed.
• Deliver security training and outreach to internal development teams.
• Automate and enhance security review processes using AI agents and LLMs.
• Create security guidance documentation.
• Deliver and improve security metrics.
• Assist with recruiting activities.

Skills

Networking protocols

OO programming

Threat modeling

Security frameworks

AI security automation

AWS experience

Security training outreach

Threat intelligence

Secure software development

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

ASP.NET

HTTP

TCP/IP

Job description

Salary: £60,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors 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 a similar object-oriented language
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
• Experience in any combination of application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, secure infrastructure, penetration testing, mobile security, cloud security, AI security, identity and access controls, threat modeling, cryptography, threat intelligence, or secure software development
• AI/LLM-based automation of security workflows
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience with any combination of threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, and network security

Responsibilities:

• Conduct application security reviews
• Design secure architectures
• Perform threat modeling
• Complete projects and research work as needed
• Deliver security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Automate and enhance security review processes using AI agents, LLMs, and generative AI tooling
• Create security guidance documentation
• Deliver and improve security metrics
• Assist with recruiting activities

Technologies:

• AI
• AI Agents
• AWS
• Cloud
• Cryptography
• HTTP
• Java
• LLM
• Mobile
• Network
• Python
• Ruby
• Security
• Swift
• TCP/IP
• ASP.NET
• Support
• Web

More:

We are Amazon Security, where security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. We are responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazons products and services. Our team works across a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores. We value diverse experiences, inclusive team culture, training and career growth, and work/life balance. We are looking for an experienced application security engineer to join our Application Security team and help protect the safety, security, and privacy of billions of lives on a global scale.