Lead Security Engineer, Cloud AI (Shift-Left)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 189,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSU/Stock options

401(k) matching

Career development

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Dallas, TX is seeking a Principal Security Engineer for AWS Support-Kumo to lead secure-by-design initiatives, influence product teams, and shape threat modeling across services.

You will guide engineers, design high-assurance security features, and drive risk-based decisions at scale. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership and clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, delivering secure customer solutions while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on security engineering experience.
• 10+ years of risk assessment and enabling organizations making security decisions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques.

Responsibilities

• Bring security expertise into a team of engineers guiding technical decisions as well as prioritization of features
• Be a hands-on technical leader building and testing the products being designed
• Partner with engineering leaders across Kumo to reduce the friction for builders to develop services that are secure-by-design
• Drive security decisions across product development workstreams
• Developing comprehensive security guidance documentation including policies procedures and best practices to serve as a reference for the organization.
• Designing and building security tools tailored to the organization’s needs enhancing the overall security posture.

Skills

Security engineering

Risk assessment

Threat modeling

Communication to non-technical

Security architecture

AWS security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Security design review

Threat modeling tools

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Dallas, TX is seeking a Principal Security Engineer for AWS Support-Kumo to lead secure-by-design initiatives, influence product teams, and shape threat modeling across services.

You will guide engineers, design high-assurance security features, and drive risk-based decisions at scale. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership and clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, delivering secure customer solutions while