Senior Application Security Engineer - Proactive Defender

Amazon

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 178,000 - 227,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking a Sr. Application Security Engineer to validate that services, applications, and websites meet the highest security standards. You will analyze security, address issues, build automation, and react to threats.

You will mentor junior engineers and contribute as a security thought leader across teams. The role focuses on architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security testing across cloud and devices, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, process improvement, and

Qualifications

5+ years in application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and penetration testing.
5+ years of secure SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build, testing, and operations.
Knowledge of HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP networking.

Responsibilities

Perform application security reviews including architecture reviews, threat modeling, code reviews and security testing.
Conduct mobile security reviews and participate in security training for internal teams.
Develop security automation and contribute to security documentation and metrics.