Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)

Amazon; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as an AppSec Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring the security of innovative services at one of the world's largest technology companies. Your expertise will guide software development teams in identifying and mitigating security risks while fostering a culture of security awareness. With a focus on collaboration, you will develop security automation tools and conduct thorough security reviews. This dynamic position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to the safety of millions of customers. If you are passionate about security and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Work-life balance initiatives

Innovative team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in security engineering with a focus on application security.
• Intermediate knowledge of security protocols and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain threat models for various software projects.
• Conduct manual and automated secure code reviews primarily in Java, Python, and JavaScript.

Skills

Threat Modeling

Secure Coding

Identity Management

Cryptography

Penetration Testing

Cloud Security

Application Security

Network Security

Education

BS in Computer Science

Equivalent Work Experience

Tools

Java

Python

JavaScript

AWS

Job description

Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)

Job ID: 2901313 | Amazon.com Services LLC

In Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From amazon.com to world class machine learning pipelines, from cutting-edge digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe’s largest AWS deployment.

As an AppSec engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers.

The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.

Our organization prizes its employees, and we show it through investing in work-life harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing on-call time and ensuring the team spend their time on the highest-value tasks. Join the stores AppSec organization to work hard, have fun, and make history!

Key job responsibilities

1. Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
2. Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and Javascript
3. Development of security automation tools
4. Adversarial security analysis using cutting-edge tools to augment manual effort
5. Security training and outreach for internal development teams
6. Security architecture and design guidance
7. Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
8. Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with at least two of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and network security
- Intermediate knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security
- Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- You demonstrate excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk
- You have a strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions
- You have experience building and securing complex AWS architecture

Posted: February 14, 2025 (Updated about 2 hours ago)

Location: USA, TX, Virtual Location - Texas