Security Engineer II, Offensive Security Penetration Testing at Amazon.com Services LLC Texas

Salón Večná kráska; Texas; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is looking for a Security Engineer II in Texas. The role involves conducting penetration testing on Amazon’s services, identifying security issues, and documenting findings while collaborating with partner teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and 3+ years of programming experience in languages like Python, Ruby, or Go.

The position offers challenging opportunities and requires strong judgment and technical skills to enhance security and customer trust.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming experience in at least one object-oriented language.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols such as DNS and TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality application penetration tests independently or as a team.
• Create detailed engagement plans and document findings.
• Contribute to tooling, innovation, and team improvements.
• Communicate with partner teams to resolve security findings.

Skills

Programming in Python

Networking protocols

Programming in Ruby

Programming in Go

Programming in Swift

Programming in Java

Programming in .Net

Programming in C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Security Engineer II, Offensive Security Penetration Testing job at Amazon.com Services LLC. Texas.

DESCRIPTION

Amazon’s Information Security Penetration Testing Team is seeking a Security Engineer to help keep Amazon secure for its customers. In this role, you will attack Amazon’s services, applications, and websites to discover security issues and report them to our internal technology teams. This position will provide you with challenging opportunities, both technologically and as a leader, but will also be a great deal of fun if hacking Amazon alongside a team of highly skilled individuals sounds exciting to you. A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains. Engineers in this role work closely with teams throughout Information Security, as well as provide technical leadership and advice to teams and leaders throughout Amazon. You will be in direct contact with teams in a variety of business verticals, giving you first hand knowledge about how Amazon is built and how it operates at a deep, technical level. Additionally, you will leverage the knowledge you gain about Amazon to find new ways to break services, processes, and technologies throughout the company. Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade-offs between short-term fixes and long-term security and business goals. You will demonstrate resilience and navigate ambiguous situations with composure and tact. You will be expected to provide thought leadership for the organization as you discover, invent, and innovate throughout the course of your duties. Above all else, a strong sense of customer obsession is necessary to focus on the ultimate goal of keeping Amazon and its customers secure.

Key job responsibilities

• Conducting high quality application penetration tests independently, or as part of a team
• Creating detailed engagement plans and thoroughly documenting findings, gaps, and remediation recommendations
• Contributing to team tooling, innovation, and improvements
• Communicating and collaborating with partner teams, service owners, Information Security, and senior leadership to influence, prioritize, and drive the resolution of discovered security findings

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as DNS and TCP/IP