AI Security Engineer — Secure AI on AWS

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 178,000 - 227,000; Full time

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Job summary

Amazon Austin seeks an AI Security Engineer to help secure the company's AI applications at scale. You will partner with software teams to review designs and code, build automation, and drive security strategy across multiple projects.

The role requires experience in troubleshooting, risk assessment, threat modeling, and hands-on coding in Java, Python, or JavaScript. You will mentor teams and shape secure AI product roadmaps, with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in troubleshooting systems issues or automation
• 5+ years identifying security issues and devising mitigations
• 2+ languages among Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, Go
• Experience with security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
• Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team

Responsibilities

• Drive security strategy.
• Create, update, and maintain threat models for a wide variety of software projects.
• Perform manual and automated code reviews, primarily in Java, Python, and JavaScript.
• Develop AI security automation tools.
• Perform AI security training and outreach for internal development teams.
• Provide AI security architecture and design guidance.
• Independently solve AI security problems that require novel methods or approaches.
• Influence your team's and partners' process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Security risk identification

Scripting / programming

Java/Python/Scala

Mentoring / tech leadership

Tools

Java

Python

JavaScript

Job description

Amazon Austin seeks an AI Security Engineer to help secure the company's AI applications at scale. You will partner with software teams to review designs and code, build automation, and drive security strategy across multiple projects.

The role requires experience in troubleshooting, risk assessment, threat modeling, and hands-on coding in Java, Python, or JavaScript. You will mentor teams and shape secure AI product roadmaps, with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.