Senior Security Engineer - AI-Driven Defense Platform

Amazon; Herndon (VA); Presencial; USD 159.000 - 202.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

RSU program

Descripción de la vacante

Amazon Leo is building a secure platform for its Leo Space Security initiative. You will be the single accountable security owner for all systems, lead threat modeling and secure‑design reviews, and translate threat intelligence into actionable detections and controls.

The role requires hands‑on offensive security expertise and experience testing defenses with AI-enabled agents. You will work across attack surfaces, agent tooling, and platform defenses, guiding containment and secure automation

Formación

• 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 (non‑internship)
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non‑internship)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or experience in IT Security
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• Knowledge of industry‑based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
• Experience in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language (non‑internship)
• Experience in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non‑internship experience)

Responsabilidades

• Be the single accountable security owner for every system the team builds and operates
• Lead threat modeling and secure‑design review on each system
• Translate threat intelligence into adversary behaviors that drive models and detections
• Drive findings to closure with security gates built into delivery cadence

Conocimientos

Python/Java/C++

Security code review

Troubleshooting logs

Networking protocols

Offensive security

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM

Descripción del empleo

Amazon Leo is building a secure platform for its Leo Space Security initiative. You will be the single accountable security owner for all systems, lead threat modeling and secure‑design reviews, and translate threat intelligence into actionable detections and controls.

The role requires hands‑on offensive security expertise and experience testing defenses with AI-enabled agents. You will work across attack surfaces, agent tooling, and platform defenses, guiding containment and secure automation