Application Security Engineer — AWS Cloud (Flexible Hours)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an Application Security Engineer to validate that AWS services and applications meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, identify issues, build automation, and respond to threats while mentoring junior engineers.

You will engage in security reviews, testing, and outreach to development teams, contributing to threat modeling and secure coding practices across AWS IT Security and related groups.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience.
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non-internship).
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship).
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.

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

Programming in major languages

Security code review

Troubleshooting & logs

STEM degree or IT security experience

Networking fundamentals

Security vulnerabilities & remediation

Education

STEM degree or IT security experience

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an Application Security Engineer to validate that AWS services and applications meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, identify issues, build automation, and respond to threats while mentoring junior engineers.

You will engage in security reviews, testing, and outreach to development teams, contributing to threat modeling and secure coding practices across AWS IT Security and related groups.