Security Engineer Intern: Build Defenses for Global Cloud

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer Intern to work on real projects and gain hands-on experience across security controls, incident response, and risk assessment. You will learn by building in a fast-paced, global environment while contributing to protecting customer data.

Interns work full-time in office settings, typically 40 hours/week, with start dates in winter, summer, or fall 2027. Applicants must be enrolled in a US-based program and meet the listed qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience with coding/scripting in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, or PowerShell).
• Knowledge of security domains: access-control system/methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security.
• Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum.
• Are 18 years of age or older and enrolled in a US-based academic program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Enrolled in a Master’s Degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity or related discipline, with expected conferral date between 2027–2030.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Amazonians to create and execute security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal and/or external attacks.
• Develop, test, review, debug, or deploy code that supports security protocols.
• Work effectively with your team to identify security problems and improve the security aspects of their service(s).
• Assess risks that could affect the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data, systems, or services.
• Resolve security events, incidents, or conduct security assessments using penetration tests, ethical hacking tools, or risk mitigation methodologies to evaluate vulnerabilities.
• Classify, store, and handle data in accordance with policy or best practices.
• Troubleshoot, research the root cause of, and resolve security or risk issues with guidance.

Skills

Coding/scripting

Security risk awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity

Master’s degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity (preferred)

Tools

Wireshark

Snort

Sguil

Suricata

Kibana

Metasploit

Nmap

OpenSSL

Setkey

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer Intern to work on real projects and gain hands-on experience across security controls, incident response, and risk assessment. You will learn by building in a fast-paced, global environment while contributing to protecting customer data.

Interns work full-time in office settings, typically 40 hours/week, with start dates in winter, summer, or fall 2027. Applicants must be enrolled in a US-based program and meet the listed qualifications.