Senior Security Engineer: AI-Driven Defense Platform

Amazon; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a senior security engineer to own the security of the platform behind the Leo constellation. You will lead threat modeling, secure-design reviews, and adversary emulation to strengthen defenses across agent tooling and data flows.

This hands-on role requires experience in offensive security, AWS, and AI/ML security, with a focus on scalable, auditable security controls and containment capabilities for global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, and security operations.
• Experience with offensive security, including penetration testing or red-team engagements.
• Experience translating threat intel into detections and threat-hunting actions.
• Experience designing privileged-access and insider-risk controls.

Responsibilities

• You will be the single accountable security owner for every system the team builds and operates.
• Lead threat modeling and secure-design reviews for systems before they take autonomous action.
• Translate threat intelligence into detections, guardrails, and controls; drive findings to closure.

Skills

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Red teaming

AI/ML security

Secure coding

Identity management

Cryptography

Security architecture

Privilege-access controls

Threat intelligence

Adversary emulation

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

5+ years scripting/programming

Tools

Amazon Web Services

Job description

Amazon Leo seeks a senior security engineer to own the security of the platform behind the Leo constellation. You will lead threat modeling, secure-design reviews, and adversary emulation to strengthen defenses across agent tooling and data flows.

This hands-on role requires experience in offensive security, AWS, and AI/ML security, with a focus on scalable, auditable security controls and containment capabilities for global infrastructure.