SENIOR APPLICATION SECURITY ENGINEER, AMAZON APPLICATION SECURITY

DESCRIPTION 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.
Amazon is continuously innovating new services and features for our customers.
Our engineers invent, build, and sometimes break things to make them easier, faster, better, and more cost-effective.
However, no matter what we’re building – from websites to web services, AR to AI, drones to devices – security is always our top priority.
The Amazon Application Security team focuses on working with our builders to provide experiences that our customers can trust.
That means constantly learning new things and solving complex problems to protect the safety, security, and privacy of billions of lives on a global scale.
At Amazon, you’ll be working with the best minds in technology and security.
Learn and be curious here, and accelerate your career growth.
You can take pride in knowing that your work is meaningful, having a positive impact on others and making the world a better place.
We are looking for a senior application security engineer to join the Application Security team.
You should know how to prioritize, communicate clearly and compellingly, and understand how to maintain a high level of focus and excellence in a growing application landscape.
Passion and discipline around cloud computing is critical, as is a high level of ownership and accountability.
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.
- Lead execution and definition of security strategy for your team.
- Mentor and develop teammates both technically and professionally.
- Seek out, develop, and advocate for new technology to identify and mitigate complex risks.
- Effectively navigate novel situations and problems that do not have a defined solution.
About the team About Amazon Security Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences.
Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.
When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with at least three of the following.
threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and 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 - You demonstrate excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk.
- You have a strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions.
- You have experience building and securing complex AWS architecture.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- You effectively negotiate priorities across teams to achieve challenging goals and security debt reduction.
- You have experience creating processes that drive consistent security outcomes.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer.
We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.
We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.
We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.
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