Security Engineer II - Threat Modeling & Secure Code Review

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking a Security Engineer to collaborate with software teams to keep customers safe while building new services. You will create threat models, perform secure code reviews (Java, Python, JavaScript), and develop security automation tools.

The role requires strong communication, security architecture guidance, and the ability to influence priorities. We value diverse experiences and offer industry-leading benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and RSUs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar OO language experience
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques

Responsibilities

• Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
• Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and JavaScript
• Development of security automation tools
• Adversarial security analysis using modern tools to augment manual effort
• Security training and outreach for internal development teams
• Security architecture and design guidance
• Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
• Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure code review

Security automation

Security architecture

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Java

Python

JavaScript

Job description

Amazon Security is seeking a Security Engineer to collaborate with software teams to keep customers safe while building new services. You will create threat models, perform secure code reviews (Java, Python, JavaScript), and develop security automation tools.

The role requires strong communication, security architecture guidance, and the ability to influence priorities. We value diverse experiences and offer industry-leading benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and RSUs.