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, and for building experience in a variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Amazon continuously innovates 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. 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 builders to provide experiences that customers can trust. That requires constantly learning new things and solving complex problems to protect the safety, security, and privacy of billions of lives on a global scale.
We are looking for an experienced application security engineer to join the Application Security team. You should be able to prioritize, communicate clearly, and 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
- Application security reviews
- Secure architecture design
- Threat modeling
- Projects and research work as needed
- Security training and outreach to internal development teams
- Security guidance documentation
- Security metrics delivery and improvements
- Assistance with recruiting activities
About the Team
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.
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.
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.
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
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience in application security architecture, security code reviews, security testing, incident response, or security infrastructure
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with any combination of threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
- Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
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. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
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