Security Engineer II: AI-Driven Vulnerability Remediation

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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer for the Vulnerability Management team in Arlington, VA to assess, triage, and remediate security risks across AWS. You will partner with service teams to drive scalable fixes and accelerate response times so high-risk issues are resolved before adversaries exploit them.

You will apply AI/automation to speed remediation and mentor peers, contributing to a culture of excellence in cloud security across AWS services.

Qualifications

• CCSP, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+ or GCED or GICSP certifications or PenTest.
• 4+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar.

Responsibilities

• Assess and triage vulnerability disclosures and threat intel, writing risk statements and remediation guidance.
• Own and coordinate large-scale remediation campaigns with root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Design pragmatic security controls with AWS builders to reduce risk at scale without slowing innovation.
• Apply AI and automation to accelerate vulnerability assessment and remediation workflows.
• Mentor security engineers through peer reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

CCSP/CEH/CySA+

Programming: Python, Ruby, Go, Swift,/

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer for the Vulnerability Management team in Arlington, VA to assess, triage, and remediate security risks across AWS. You will partner with service teams to drive scalable fixes and accelerate response times so high-risk issues are resolved before adversaries exploit them.

You will apply AI/automation to speed remediation and mentor peers, contributing to a culture of excellence in cloud security across AWS services.