Security Engineer, SDO AppSec EMEA

AMAZON UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer to collaborate with software teams and safeguard customer experiences across products and services.

You will inspect code for security issues, build frameworks to accelerate secure development, and help design new services with developers. The role emphasizes leading by influence and clear risk communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in scripting, programming, or security code reviewing in a common language (Python/Java/C++).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP networking.
• Experience in security architecture, reviews, testing, incident response, or security infra.
• Experience with AI/LLM to scale security reviews.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and maintain threat models for multiple software projects.
• Perform manual and automated secure code reviews.
• Develop security automation tools.
• Conduct adversarial security analysis to augment manual effort.
• Provide security architecture and design guidance.

Skills

Scripting/Programming

Security code review

Networking protocols

AI/LLM security

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

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.

As a Security Engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers.

The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.

Key job responsibilities

• Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects.
• Manual and Automated Secure Code Review
• Development of security automation tools
• Adversarial security analysis using tools to augment manual effort.
• Security architecture and design guidance.
• Solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches.

About the team

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.

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Basic Qualifications

• Experience in scripting, programming, or security code reviewing in a common language, such as Python, Java, or C++
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP
• Experience in application security architecture, security code reviews, security testing, incident response, or security infrastructure
• Experience with AI/LLM to execute and scale security reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• Information security professional certification
• Experience with AWS products and services

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 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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.