Security Engineer II - Healthcare Detection & AI Security

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,300 - 202,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer II for its Healthcare Security team in Seattle. This role involves designing and maintaining advanced detection and monitoring capabilities to protect Amazon Health Services across cloud infrastructure and AI systems. Qualified candidates will have over 5 years in security roles and expertise in cloud technologies like AWS, along with proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Java.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $159,300 - $202,400 annually, alongside opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of security-related professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent IT Security experience.
• Experience with cloud hosting technologies.
• Experience applying threat modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain detection capabilities across cloud infrastructure.
• Develop detections and monitoring for applications and AI services.
• Build automated investigation workflows leveraging AI.
• Lead incident response, ensuring effective containment and investigation.

Skills

Security-related professional experience

Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java

Experience with cloud hosting technologies (AWS, Azure)

Security documentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field or equivalent IT Security experience

Tools

Log aggregation platforms (e.g., Splunk, Datadog)

Endpoint detection tools (e.g., SentinelOne, CrowdStrike)

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer II for its Healthcare Security team in Seattle. This role involves designing and maintaining advanced detection and monitoring capabilities to protect Amazon Health Services across cloud infrastructure and AI systems. Qualified candidates will have over 5 years in security roles and expertise in cloud technologies like AWS, along with proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Java.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $159,300 - $202,400 annually, alongside opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment.