Security Engineer: Secure-by-Design Apps & Guardrails

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Security Engineer for the Customer Service Application Security team. You will review designs, guide secure coding practices, and contribute code to security fixes.

The role emphasizes threat modeling, scalable guardrails, and embedding secure-by-default practices across the software lifecycle. You will work with development teams to embed security early, build automated assessments, and replace manual reviews with scalable security solutions while

Qualifications

• 2+ years in web protocols, security reviews, and remediation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with secure coding practices and security design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated security guardrails and paved paths.
• Engage early with development teams to embed security into applications.
• Build automated security assessment capabilities at scale across the org.
• Contribute code for security fixes alongside developers.
• Partner with teams to create self‑service security tools.
• Design preventive and detective security controls for continuous assurance.
• Participate in on‑call rotations for security incidents.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Secure coding

Cloud security

Incident response

Automation tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Security tooling

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Security Engineer for the Customer Service Application Security team. You will review designs, guide secure coding practices, and contribute code to security fixes.

The role emphasizes threat modeling, scalable guardrails, and embedding secure-by-default practices across the software lifecycle. You will work with development teams to embed security early, build automated assessments, and replace manual reviews with scalable security solutions while