Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application 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.

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 were 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 youll 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 an experienced 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
Your work will include:
- 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
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 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 theres nothing we cant achieve.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP DNS and TCP/IP
- Experience programming in Python Ruby Go Swift Java .Net C or similar object oriented language
- Extensive hands on experience in application security or similar role

- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling secure coding identity management and authentication software development cryptography system administration and network security
- Experience with programming languages such as Python Java C

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/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.