Senior Security Engineer

- MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with any combination of the following: mobile security, threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, application, database, or storage security
- Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level
- An understanding of network and web related protocols (such as, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols)
- Experience with multiple programming languages (such as, Java, C++, Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrable teamwork skills and resourcefulness
- Possess self-drive to keep moving things forward even in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge (avoid “analysis paralysis”)
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive

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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 Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
**This role is open to alternative locations including: New York, NY – Seattle, WA - Herndon, VA – Arlington, VA – San Diego, CA

Do you enjoy seeing the impact your work has on real customers? As a Security Engineer at Amazon
Web Services, you’ll create, maintain, and improve Services and solutions at massive scale, helping to
improve the businesses (and lives) of millions of people around the world. Help us protect not only the
Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing environment but all of our customers as well!
As a member of The AWS team, you’ll be part of the glue that holds the AWS ecosystem together as
you contribute to securing, validating and sustaining more than 750 million transactions per second.
Whether its help validate that our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented
to the highest security standards, AWS is innovating with the customer in mind.
AWS Security is on the cutting edge of many security issues for a wide variety of platforms and
technologies including cloud services, Internet of things (IoT), identity and access management, mobile
devices, virtualization and custom hardware, all operating at massive scale. Similarly, our highly
collaborative team is committed to each team member’s growth as our business grows.
AWS Security is looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer to help validate that our services,
applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will
be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering and addressing
security issues, building security automation, and quickly reacting to new threat scenarios. You will
have the opportunity to learn from, and be mentored by, those who are building and securing our
cutting-edge services.
A Senior Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains and provide
significant contributions to the AWS IT Security team and to multiple groups throughout Amazon.
Security engineers are expected to develop elegant solutions to complex business problems and apply
appropriate technologies while following security engineering best practices. You are also expected to
mentor more junior engineers and be a security thought leader for the organization.
A Senior Security Engineer must foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted
with discordant views. Engineers in this role are expected to participate fully in the planning of the
AWS IT Security team's work and constantly seek opportunities for process improvement. They should
also have a deep understanding of at least one specialty for which they are a sought-out resource
(both within AWS Security and by groups throughout Amazon), while having an understanding of the
application of information security in a broad range of technical areas.
A successful candidate will need a combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication
skills, as well as the ability to handle a mix of disparate tasks which may include project and software
development work. This role will provide career growth opportunities as you gain new security skills in
the course of your duties.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
• Application security reviews
• Mobile 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 tool development
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities and administrative work