Senior Security Engineer - IAM & Cloud Networking

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSU/Stock options

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle, WA is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to drive Identity outcomes across our cloud network.

You will balance security and business goals, mitigate risks, and lead teams through high-pressure situations to protect our Next-Generation networks. The role emphasizes deep knowledge in cryptography, network security, and incident response, with a strong bias toward identity and access management (IAM) across services and microservices.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools.
• 5+ years of identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans.
• 4+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in common languages.
• Experience with two or more languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Security architecture

IAM

Threat modeling

Mentorship/leadership

Programming/scripting

Job description

Amazon in Seattle, WA is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to drive Identity outcomes across our cloud network.

You will balance security and business goals, mitigate risks, and lead teams through high-pressure situations to protect our Next-Generation networks. The role emphasizes deep knowledge in cryptography, network security, and incident response, with a strong bias toward identity and access management (IAM) across services and microservices.