App Security Engineer | Cloud & Penetration Testing

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

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Job summary

Amazon Security is looking for an Application Security Engineer to help validate that our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will analyze the security of applications and services, address security issues, build security automation, and respond quickly to new threats.

You will work with others to plan and improve security practices, mentoring as you grow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience in web application security, code reviews, or penetration testing.
• Knowledge of networking protocols HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP and cloud security concepts.
• Experience with AWS products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Application security reviews
• Penetration testing
• Projects and research work as needed
• Security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Security guidance documentation
• Security tool development
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities and administrative work

Skills

Python

Java

Go

C++

Security testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Security frameworks

Python

Job description

Amazon Security is looking for an Application Security Engineer to help validate that our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will analyze the security of applications and services, address security issues, build security automation, and respond quickly to new threats.

You will work with others to plan and improve security practices, mentoring as you grow.