In Amazon Stores we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From amazon to world class machine learning pipelines from digital healthcare to nocheckout retail we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globes largest AWS deployment.
As an AppSec 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 applications code for security issues building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely or finetuning 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 nontechnical audiences alike. Interpersonally successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.
Our organization prizes its employees and we show it through investing in worklife harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing oncall time and ensuring the team spend their time on the highestvalue tasks. Join the stores AppSec organization to work hard have fun and make history!
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 modern 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
About the team
About Amazon Security
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 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.
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.
Training & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing training and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value worklife 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.
Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling secure coding identity management and authentication software development cryptography system administration and network security
Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
Experience programming in Python Ruby Go Swift Java .Net C or similar object oriented language
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent or 3 years of engineering experience.
Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud or CySA (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst) or GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or PenTest
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