Senior Security Engineer, Devices and Services Security

Amazon Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Security Engineer for Devices and Services Security to own security outcomes across our devices infrastructure. You will lead security initiatives, build automated tooling, and raise the security bar across the organization.

This highly visible role sits at the intersection of software, cloud, and hardware security. You will mentor engineers, embed security into product teams, and drive secure design across Echo, FireTV, Kindle, wearables,

Qualifications

• 4+ years troubleshooting systems issues and analyzing logs.
• 5+ years identifying security issues and developing mitigations.
• 4+ years scripting, programming and security code review.
• Knowledge of at least two languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go.
• Experience identifying security vulnerabilities, attack patterns, and remediation techniques.
• Experience as a mentor or tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Guide SDLC for devices from security design and threat modeling to code reviews and security testing.
• Analyze the security of platform components of consumer devices.
• Develop tools and techniques to improve device security at scale.
• Provide security expertise and consultation to device product teams.
• Identify security risks and work with engineers to implement mitigations.
• Develop new security policies and procedures.
• Mentor junior/mid engineers and conduct security-focused reviews.
• Collaborate across software, infrastructure, and operations to embed security from day one.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Log analysis

Automation

Security risk mgmt

Scripting

Code review

Mentorship

Job description

Senior Security Engineer, Devices and Services Security

Job ID: 10561678 | Amazon.com Services LLC

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Security Engineer to own and drive security outcomes across our Devices infrastructure. In this role, you will operate as a senior security engineer, architecting and delivering security solutions that protect systems at scale while enabling engineering teams to ship with confidence.

This is a high-impact, high-ownership position. You will lead complex, cross-functional security initiatives, build automated security tooling, and raise the security bar across the organization.

You will work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security — embedding security into every layer of our technology stack.

In this role, you will work in the OS platform Security team for Amazon devices like Echo, FireTV, Fire tablets, wearables, Kindle readers, and automotive security.

Key job responsibilities

• Help guide the software development lifecycle of devices at Amazon, from security design, threat modeling to code reviews, security testing and fuzzing
• Be responsible for analyzing the security of the platform components of consumer devices
• Propose, research and develop tools and techniques to improve the security posture of devices at scale
• Provide technical security expertise and consultation to device product teams
• Identify security risks and work with product engineers to create mitigations
• Develop new security policies and procedures
• Empower others to improve their security acumen by promoting awareness and developing training materials
• Mentorship & Technical Leadership — Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, conduct security-focused code and design reviews, and champion security best practices that scale across the organization.
• Cross-Team Collaboration — Partner with software development, infrastructure, and operations teams to embed security into platform design from day one — not as an afterthought.

About the team

Our team builds and maintains a robust security posture across our platforms. We move at the speed of the business while ensuring security is never the bottleneck. Security is a shared responsibility here — we empower every engineer to build securely, and we hold ourselves to a high bar.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools experience
• 5+ years of work in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans experience
• 4+ years of (non-internship) scripting, programming, and security code review in common programming languages experience
• Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go
• Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
• Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services
• Working understanding of ML/AI security concepts relevant to security: model integrity, protecting models and inference at rest/in use, familiarity with AI/LLM-based security tooling and the risks of agentic/automated workflows (prompt injection, over-permissioned agents, unverified AI-generated code).

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually