Security Engineer II - M&A Security Integration Lead

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Security Engineer II to serve as the technical security lead for post‑close acquisition integrations. You will guide newly acquired businesses through security onboarding, spanning cloud, on‑prem, IAM, and threat modeling, with hands‑on remediation and mentoring across teams.

You'll partner with corporate development and security teams, shape integration strategies, and push scalable security solutions as Amazon expands through acquisitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 3+ years of security experience including threat modeling, secure coding, IAM, cryptography, or incident response.
• Experience in scripting, programming, or security code review in Python, Java, or C++.
• Knowledge of HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical security lead for acquisition integrations, driving all post-close security onboarding and risk remediation activities.
• Assess and secure diverse technology environments inherited through acquisitions, spanning cloud infrastructure, on-premises systems, endpoints, and identity platforms.
• Partner with corporate development, business sponsors, and security service teams to execute security integration strategies from deal close through full onboarding.
• Identify security gaps in acquired environments through threat modeling and risk analysis, then build and execute actionable remediation plans.
• Support onboarding of acquired business assets to Amazon's core security services, providing hands‑on troubleshooting and escalation to service‑owner teams as needed.
• Review proposed architecture and design efforts connected to security integration, ensuring they meet Amazon's security bar.
• Provide security mentoring and training to technical teams from acquired businesses, helping them adopt Amazon security practices and culture.
• Communicate security risks and integration status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
• Drive continuous process improvements to how we integrate acquisitions, including evaluating and deploying security tooling at scale.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure coding

Identity management

Software development

Cryptography

System administration

Network security

Python/Java/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Security Engineer II to serve as the technical security lead for post‑close acquisition integrations. You will guide newly acquired businesses through security onboarding, spanning cloud, on‑prem, IAM, and threat modeling, with hands‑on remediation and mentoring across teams.

You'll partner with corporate development and security teams, shape integration strategies, and push scalable security solutions as Amazon expands through acquisitions.