Location: New York,NY, USA
Description
Do you like working through abstract problems to implement creative solutions? Do you like to blend your day with both big and small issues? How does working across a variety of Amazons biggest teams sound?
In the Application Security Testing and Intelligence Automation team, our mission is to build actionable intelligence to proactively secure application resources across all Amazon. We help our builder teams resolve issues before promoting code to production. We seek to automate difficult to identify patterns, and work with teams to make remediation fast and accurate. Our team knows few boundaries and is willing to go to any length to solve big issues.
As a member of our team, you will bring your expertise and attention to detail to define strategies and tactics that drive security and efficiency across all areas. You will work independently, but as part of the larger group you are never alone. You will define guidance and remediation for our vast engineering community to implement. You will help raise the security bar across many of your favorite businesses. If you want to be apart of this fast paced, challenge driven team apply below. You will fearlessly drive Amazons security bar and high standards.
Key job responsibilities
Develop, curate, and improve highly scalable application security rules to identify coding and configuration flaws
Evaluate and recommend new security testing tools
Deep dive code and research application frameworks to identify weaknesses and detection opportunities
Leverage application system telemetry to extract insights and identify vulnerabilities
Develop, enhance, and interpret security standards and guidance
Demonstrate and promote security best practices, drive improvements of Amazons overall security architecture
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, hasnt followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, dont 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 Amazons 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.
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, theres nothing we cant achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, its 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.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
- Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level or equivalent
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience with AWS products and services
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.