Software Developer Engineer, Kuiper Security

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

Arlington VA USA Redmond WA USA

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individual households to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

LSA (Leo Security Assurance) encompasses key functions that support compliance audit readiness and operational efficiency. It ensures compliance through scalable programs tested controls and continuous monitoring while embedding compliance into services. It enables successful audits by supporting audit planning evidence management and stakeholder engagement. Additionally it enhances efficiency through GRC tooling workflow automation and scalable reporting to support ongoing assurance activities.

Our team is at the forefront of enabling security and compliance at scale across Amazon Leo. We work directly with Leos service teams to embed security governance and audit-readiness into their products and operations. As a Software Engineer on the LSA team you will play a pivotal role in scaling Leos Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) capabilities through tooling automation and data integration.
We are a multidisciplinary group of security specialists software engineers and program managers focused on solving complex compliance challenges. Our mission is to design and implement solutions that meet the stringent expectations of external regulators and our most security-conscious customers.

This role is open for Redmond WA and Arlington VA locations.


Key job responsibilities
* Design and build scalable secure software solutions to support audit readiness governance and regulatory compliance at scale.
* Write high-quality efficient and testable code in modern object-oriented programming languages contributing to both back-end services and full-stack solutions.
* Develop and maintain distributed systems that enable automated evidence collection compliance data integration and real-time compliance monitoring.
* Engineer secure data pipelines and integrations between diverse internal systems and compliance platforms while ensuring integrity auditability and regulatory adherence.
* Collaborate with security legal and compliance stakeholders to define and implement solutions that meet evolving audit risk and control requirements.
* Contribute to the full software development lifecycleincluding architecture design implementation deployment and operationswithin a compliance automation team.
* Partner with internal platform teams to embed governance and risk management capabilities into system design and operations.
* Support the development and evolution of compliance frameworks control mappings and automated control testing infrastructure.
* Identify opportunities for workflow automation control inheritance and continuous compliance improvements to streamline assurance efforts.
* Participate in cross-functional design reviews and strategic planning to shape the future of Kuipers compliance automation ecosystem.

A day in the life
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.

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 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.


- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENT: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience participating in or leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (e.g. hardware engineering software engineering program management)
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities or experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems and experience in deploying identity and access management systems
- Demonstrated experience building or supporting compliance security or risk-related applications or automation frameworks.
- Experience integrating systems for governance risk and compliance purposes including audit readiness or regulatory reporting.
- Familiarity with control frameworks such as NIST 800-53 ISO 27001 or FedRAMP.
- Understanding of data classification export control and evidence management in regulated environments.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/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.