AppSec Security Engineer — Secure Cloud Apps

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an Application Security Engineer to validate that services, applications, and websites meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, and build security automation.

You will collaborate with internal teams, perform threat modeling, and contribute to secure design decisions while expanding your security expertise. The role offers mentoring and growth across cloud services and security domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing.
• Experience in application security architecture, security code reviews, or incident response.
• Experience with web protocols and common security attacks.

Responsibilities

• Perform application security reviews.
• Conduct mobile security reviews.
• Design secure architectures.
• Model threats and mitigate risks.
• Develop security tooling and automation.
• Provide security guidance to development teams.
• Deliver security metrics and improvements.
• Collaborate across teams on security initiatives.

Skills

Security vulnerabilities

Penetration testing

Application security

Programming in Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

AWS

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an Application Security Engineer to validate that services, applications, and websites meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, and build security automation.

You will collaborate with internal teams, perform threat modeling, and contribute to secure design decisions while expanding your security expertise. The role offers mentoring and growth across cloud services and security domains.