Cloud App Security Engineer — Pen Testing & Automation

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking an Application Security Engineer in Seattle to validate that services, applications, and websites meet top security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, and build automation while mentoring other engineers.

The role requires multi-domain expertise, collaboration, and strong communication skills, with opportunities to mentor and lead security initiatives across teams.

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) experience
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) 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

Python

Java

C++

Go

Ruby

Object-oriented programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Amazon Security is seeking an Application Security Engineer in Seattle to validate that services, applications, and websites meet top security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, and build automation while mentoring other engineers.

The role requires multi-domain expertise, collaboration, and strong communication skills, with opportunities to mentor and lead security initiatives across teams.