Security Engineer I — Proactive Cloud Security (AWS)

VulnU; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Retirement match

Equity

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Security Engineer I on the AWS Proactive Security Team in Seattle, WA to safeguard applications and infrastructure at scale. You will analyze software across teams, review code for security weaknesses, and contribute to tooling and runbooks to detect and respond to issues.

You'll collaborate with developers to embed security into the SDLC, communicate risks clearly, and grow your expertise across security domains while advancing customer trust in Amazon's services.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of web protocols, security attacks, and remediation experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
• Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.

Responsibilities

• Analyze software and services to identify security requirements, model threats, and pinpoint vulnerabilities.
• Conduct security code reviews to evaluate source code for weaknesses and remediation strategies.
• Contribute to runbooks, automation scripts, and security tooling for scalable detection and response.
• Collaborate with development teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle.

Skills

Web protocols

Security attacks knowledge

Remediation techniques

Coding/scripting

AWS / Cloud experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

AWS

Cloud offerings

Job description

Amazon seeks a Security Engineer I on the AWS Proactive Security Team in Seattle, WA to safeguard applications and infrastructure at scale. You will analyze software across teams, review code for security weaknesses, and contribute to tooling and runbooks to detect and respond to issues.

You'll collaborate with developers to embed security into the SDLC, communicate risks clearly, and grow your expertise across security domains while advancing customer trust in Amazon's services.