Proactive App Security Engineer - AWS & Threat Modeling

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

RSUs

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Amazon in Herndon is seeking an Application Security Engineer to validate that services, applications, and websites meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, build automation, and mentor others while collaborating with multiple teams across AWS Security.

Expect to own security responsibilities, engage in threat modeling, and guide design decisions. The role emphasizes growth as you broaden depth in application security and communicate risk clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 2+ years IT Security experience.
• 3+ years of programming in OO languages (Python, Java, C++, etc.).
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review.

Responsibilities

• Perform application security reviews and penetration testing.
• Develop security automation and tooling.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design secure systems.
• Provide security guidance and training to internal teams.
• Document security guidance and metrics for leadership.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Go

Ruby

Swift

.NET

Security code review

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or IT Security experience

Tools

AWS

Job description

Amazon in Herndon is seeking an Application Security Engineer to validate that services, applications, and websites meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, build automation, and mentor others while collaborating with multiple teams across AWS Security.

Expect to own security responsibilities, engage in threat modeling, and guide design decisions. The role emphasizes growth as you broaden depth in application security and communicate risk clearly.