Application Security Engineer, ASSET

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a security engineer with strong network and system security experience to join our security operations team in Seattle. The role involves protecting networks, endpoints, servers, and applications, and working on large-scale security solutions across business units.

You will collaborate with security engineers, technical program managers, developers, and systems engineers to safeguard customers and raise the security bar.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation experience
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing
• Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts

Responsibilities

• Preserve Amazon customer trust
• Perform application security reviews of critical systems and services
• Engineer security solutions to protect systems, networks and applications
• Security design and testing of the most critical Amazon applications
• Respond to security violations, vulnerabilities, and event detection systems
• Provide security policy guidance and consultations
• Evangelize security within Amazon and be an advocate for customer trust
• Be part of a team on-call rotation
• Provide security guidance and support to Amazon builders
• Develop and deliver projects that raise the security bar at scale
• Work closely with partner teams to drive security improvements across the company

Skills

Security engineering experience

Web protocols knowledge

Security testing

Code/script writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

AWS

Job description

Job ID: 10591156 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon's Information Security team is looking for a security engineer well-versed in the network and system security space to join our security operations team. We are obsessed with protecting customer trust. We are a hands-on team working to protect our networks, endpoints, servers and applications. You will get the opportunity to work on large-scale security solutions spanning across multiple business units. You will work in the trenches with other security engineers, technical program managers, application developers and systems engineers to protect our customers and raise the security bar.

Key job responsibilities

• Preserve Amazon customer trust
• Perform application security reviews of critical systems and services
• Engineer security solutions to protect systems, networks and applications
• Security design and testing of the most critical Amazon applications
• Respond to security violations, vulnerabilities, and event detection systems
• Provide security policy guidance and consultations
• Evangelize security within Amazon and be an advocate for customer trust
• Be part of a team on-call rotation

A day in the life

• Provide security guidance and support to Amazon builders.
• Perform application security reviews for critical systems and services
• Develop and deliver projects that raise the security bar at scale
• Work closely with partner teams, stakeholders, builders to drive security improvements across the company
• Troubleshoot, maintain and improve internal team tooling to reduce overhead and improve efficiency

About the team

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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
• Experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship)
• Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings

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.

USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.