Software Development Engineer, AWS Engagement Security
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Job Location:
Herndon, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
AWS Engagement Security (EngSec) enables AWS colleagues partners and contractors to meet the AWS Security Bar when interacting directly with the public and our customers. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to build and operate large-scale distributed systems that power EngSec services. You will lead the design implementation and operation of infrastructure and tooling that enable AWS teams to deliver for our customers while meeting strict security requirements. This role includes supporting AI/ML workloads including Large Language Model (LLM) applications.
As an SDE you will own critical systems end-to-end from architecture and implementation through deployment and operations. You will work closely with security engineers machine learning engineers project managers and other SDEs. Your solutions will reduce the effort to deliver secure results speed up and simplify security activities like code scanning and compliance analysis and collect data about security to help AWS leaders make informed decisions.
Key job responsibilities
- Design build and maintain reliable scalable infrastructure that leverages AI to deliver faster more resilient services to customers.
- Develop automation tools and frameworks to eliminate manual operational work
- Support AI/ML applications
- Own the operational health of services including monitoring alerting and incident response
- Troubleshoot complex system issues across the full stack from application to infrastructure
- Drive improvements in system reliability performance and efficiency through data-driven analysis
- Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 service availability
- Collaborate with security and ML teams to improve system architecture and operational excellence
A day in the life
Our Software Development Engineers embody Amazons Leadership Principles particularly:
- Ownership: Take responsibility for the long-term operational health of systems
- Dive Deep: Understand the AWS platform and leverage its capabilities
- Deliver Results: Meet availability and performance targets consistently
- Invent and Simplify: Automate manual processes and reduce operational complexity
- Learn and Be Curious: Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML and LLMs
- Are Right A Lot: Engagement Security uses automation to uphold the security bar for a large number of diverse global teams. We must be right.
- This role works from the office
- This role participates in on-call rotation
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 full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development
- AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect or a similar cloud certification
- 3 years of site reliability engineering (SRE) systems engineering systems administration DevOps security administration or network administration experience
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- 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
- Experience in database (eg. SQL NoSQL Hadoop Spark Kafka Kinesis)
- Knowledge of one or more ML Frameworks (e.g. PyTorch TensorFlow) and ML methods including NLP models (BERT GPT-2/3) computer vision-based models (object detection image recognition) and text-based models (Seq2Seq Topic modeling)
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
As an SDE you will own critical systems end-to-end from architecture and implementation through deployment and operations. You will work closely with security engineers machine learning engineers project managers and other SDEs. Your solutions will reduce the effort to deliver secure results speed up and simplify security activities like code scanning and compliance analysis and collect data about security to help AWS leaders make informed decisions.
Key job responsibilities
- Design build and maintain reliable scalable infrastructure that leverages AI to deliver faster more resilient services to customers.
- Develop automation tools and frameworks to eliminate manual operational work
- Support AI/ML applications
- Own the operational health of services including monitoring alerting and incident response
- Troubleshoot complex system issues across the full stack from application to infrastructure
- Drive improvements in system reliability performance and efficiency through data-driven analysis
- Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 service availability
- Collaborate with security and ML teams to improve system architecture and operational excellence
A day in the life
Our Software Development Engineers embody Amazons Leadership Principles particularly:
- Ownership: Take responsibility for the long-term operational health of systems
- Dive Deep: Understand the AWS platform and leverage its capabilities
- Deliver Results: Meet availability and performance targets consistently
- Invent and Simplify: Automate manual processes and reduce operational complexity
- Learn and Be Curious: Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML and LLMs
- Are Right A Lot: Engagement Security uses automation to uphold the security bar for a large number of diverse global teams. We must be right.
- This role works from the office
- This role participates in on-call rotation
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 full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development
- AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect or a similar cloud certification
- 3 years of site reliability engineering (SRE) systems engineering systems administration DevOps security administration or network administration experience
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- 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
- Experience in database (eg. SQL NoSQL Hadoop Spark Kafka Kinesis)
- Knowledge of one or more ML Frameworks (e.g. PyTorch TensorFlow) and ML methods including NLP models (BERT GPT-2/3) computer vision-based models (object detection image recognition) and text-based models (Seq2Seq Topic modeling)
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 CA Irvine - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA TN Nashville - 136500.00 - 184700.00 USD annually
USA TX Dallas - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA TX Houston - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA VA Herndon - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
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