Sr. Security Engineer, AppSec - Amazon Stores Security
Job ID: 2666867 | Amazon.com Services LLC
In Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From Amazon.com to world class machine learning pipelines, from cutting-edge digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe’s largest AWS deployment.
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers.
The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.
Key job responsibilities
- Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects.
- Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and JavaScript.
- Development of security automation tools.
- Adversarial security analysis using cutting-edge tools to augment manual effort.
- Security training and outreach for internal development teams.
- Security architecture and design guidance.
- Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches.
- Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience with at least three of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, or network security.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security.
- Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk
- Strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions
- Experience building and securing complex AWS architecture
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Posted: April 15, 2024 (Updated 2 days ago)
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