Senior Security Engineer Large-Scale Risk Corporate Services Security

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

Seattle WA USA
Arlington VA USA

At Amazon we are laserfocused on earning and maintaining customer trust. The Corporate Services Security team (CPSS) protects critical business services that our employees use to deliver the best products and services on planet earth.

Our LargeScale Risk Reduction team (LSR) is looking for an innovative and impactdriven senior security engineer who has a strong passion for security at scale. The team secures the business by identifying systemic risk plaguing our corporate builder teams and building scalable solutions that lead to lasting change across the company.

A senior security engineer in this role will operate across multiple Amazon Security teams and will leverage their diverse and deep expertise to drive strategic risk reduction with business leaders at the highest levels. You will work with Product Security teams Red teams and Blue teams to identify patterns and rootcause develop solutions with Amazon builder teams and implement complex technical projects at Amazon scale.

Key job responsibilities
Work with Product Security teams Red teams and Defensive teams to identify systemic issues across the enterprise
Partner with builder teams to understand the challenges they face and rootcause issues using multiple perspectives
Write compelling narratives for stakeholders to consume and understand risk and impact
Write crisp executive summaries for presentation to stakeholders and executives
Develop innovative accelerators tools and mechanisms to develop solutions for complex issues
Facilitate forums with principal engineers to drive consensus on appropriate solutions
Develop and propose solutions to solve complex security problems atscale

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 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
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Work/Life Balance
We value worklife 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 theres nothing we cant achieve.


6 years of experience in two or more of the following security domains: Pentesting Red Teaming Security Architecture Data Analytics SDLC and/or Application Security
3 years of experience with AWS technologies and services
Experience driving deep dive campaigns in large complex organizations
Demonstrated proficiency with Python C/C Lua Golang or Rust.

Experience as a software or devops engineer or security engineer working with developer teams that delivered commercial software or services
Threat modeling experience with proficiency in cloud security architecture best practices
Proficient in secure code review
Threat hunting and/or detection engineering with experience in automation and orchestration
Proficient with effective if not spy scripting
Published CVEs offensive/defensive tools or articles
GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA) OSCP OSCE3 OSWE or similar

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.