We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Herndon, VA, USA

Come join Earth’s most customer-centric company! Amazon is looking for a Senior Security Engineer with strong insight and passion for security to ensure our infrastructure is designed and built to the highest standards. You will work in a fast-paced environment at-scale security solutions.

As a Security engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing services. In a given day, you will be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, working on troubleshooting authentication related tickets, work towards OE tasks in a team, Handling high severity tickets, 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 deep expertise in authentciation and auth vulnerabilities domain. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Candidates will possess strong interpersonal skills and have strong opinion on 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 , Ruby (Ruby on Rails)
* Development of security automation tools
* Adversarial security analysis using advanced 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 teams’ and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes
Define requirements, design, and assist in building reliable and efficient security engineering solutions to identify and enumerate risks to Amazon systems.
- Develop and mentor team members to constantly raise the bar of our Leadership Principles
- Work on team’s region expansion activities to expand service presence and work on operational excellence responsibilities.


A day in the life
Technical Leadership

Design and implement security solutions at scale
Lead security architecture reviews and threat modeling
Mentor junior engineers
Drive security best practices across teams

Security Operations

Build and maintain security automation tools
Conduct security assessments and penetration testing
Develop security monitoring and incident response systems
Implement security controls and compliance measures

Project Management

Lead complex security initiatives
Collaborate with product teams on security requirements
Manage security incidents and vulnerabilities
Drive security improvements through data-driven decisions

About the team
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.