Applied Scientist II, Secure Tool Foundations

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

New York NY USA

Amazon Secure Tool Foundations is looking for world-class scientists to join the Truffle team. You will join a team of scientists and engineers building agentic AI systems that automate how Amazon protects its applications at scale. Our systems convert security knowledge into automated continuous protection that strengthens over time and enables development teams to ship secure software faster.

You will design and build agentic systems that reason about code identify patterns and produce security intelligence consumable by both scanning infrastructure and AI code some cases you will invent new approaches for automated security analysis and secure code other cases you will adapt existing AI/ML techniques to solve hard problems in security automation. You will work closely with security engineers platform teams and scanning infrastructure owners to integrate these techniques into Amazons security mechanisms. Your work will directly determine how effectively AI-assisted development produces secure software at scale.

While you may not be a security expert yet in this role you will develop deep understanding of vulnerability patterns application security and how AI systems can prevent entire classes of risk. Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here which is why we arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced lifeboth in and outside of work.

Key job responsibilities
* Rapidly design prototype and test advanced security analysis and repair techniques in a high-ambiguity environment making use of both quantitative and business judgment.
* Collaborate with software engineers and security engineers to integrate successful experiments into large scale production services.
* Report results in a scientifically rigorous way.
* Interact with security engineers and related domain experts to dive deep into the types of challenges that need innovative solutions.
* Track relevant research in other Amazon science teams and in the broader research community.

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.



- PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of CS CE ML or related field experience
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience programming in Java C Python or related language

- Experience in professional software development
- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
- Experience with AI/ML technologies
- PhD or equivalent research experience or a Masters degree and experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures parsing numerical optimization data mining parallel and distributed computing high-performance computing
- Experience in any combination of the following: application security frameworks security code reviews incident response secure infrastructure penetration testing mobile security cloud security AI security identity and access controls threat modeling cryptography threat intelligence or secure software development

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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 172400.00 - 223400.00 USD annually