Security Engineer, Corporate Services Security

The Corporate Services Security (CPSS) Finance and Communication Security (FCS)

Team is responsible for securing the applications, infrastructure and data

developed across Finance & Global Business Services (FGBS) and Communications

and Corporate Responsibility (CCR). We partner with builder teams to minimize

security risks across their applications while being a business enabler. Our

team is responsible for the following:

1. Security consultations and guidance - Provide security subject matter expert

advice on security best practices and implementation strategies.

2. Application security reviews and threat modeling -Comprehensive security

assessments for new features and applications using GenAI

3. Security architecture decisions - Design reviews and architectural guidance to

build security in from the start of the software development lifecycle

4. Issue remediation - Support for addressing security findings, vulnerabilities,

and compliance gaps

5. Security backlog management - Prioritization and tracking of security

improvements and technical backlog

6. Compliance and security standards questions - Guidance on meeting

organizational security policies and industry standards

7. Security tooling and automation - Help with integrating security tools into

your development workflows

Key job responsibilities

A successful candidate will possess demonstrated combination of application

security, GenAI Security, technical, and communication skills, as well as the

ability to handle a mix of disparate tasks and include projects in addition to

managing security review activities. This role will provide career growth

opportunities as you gain new security skills in the course of your duties.

Perform Design and Security Reviews to determine the level of risk they present

to our customers, and then accordingly prioritize their remediation in

conjunction with the service team.

Participate in efforts to promote security throughout the Company and build good

working relationships within the team and with others across Amazon

Demonstrate high capacity and tolerance for context switching and interruptions

while remaining productive and effective

Escalate issues and provide recommendations to senior leadership when issues are

not progressing at the correct pace based on impact to ensure we are putting

customers first.

Explore building and improving our tooling to make your own life easier and

share that benefit with all our engineers globally.

Contribute to recruiting activities, mentoring and administrative work

Create, update, and maintain threat models for a wide variety of software

projects

Perform Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and

Javascript

Develop security automation tools

Adversarial security analysis using tools to augment manual effort

Provide Security training and outreach for internal development teams

Provide Security architecture and design guidance to application development

teams

Independently solve systemic, complex security problems that require novel

methods or approaches

Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices by using

data to improve security outcomes

Provide technical and strategic guidance to senior leaders and stakeholders

through effective oral and written communications

A day in the life

As a Security Engineer, you will collaborate with application development teams

to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing novel services using

GenAI. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for

security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build

faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service. The ideal

candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and

communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security specialist with

one or more areas of deep expertise within application security or software

development. They will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical

audiences alike. Successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate

opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards

secure solutions.

The Corporate Services Security (CPSS) Product Security Team is responsible for

securing the applications, infrastructure and data developed across People

eXperience and Technology (PXT), Finance & Global Business Services (FGBS),

Legal and Communications and Corporate Responsibility (CCR). We partner with

builder teams to minimize security risks across their applications while being a

business enabler. Our team develops security tooling and automation to provide

high quality security findings earlier in development lifecycles.

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, hasn’t followed a traditional path,

or includes alternative experiences, don’t 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 Amazon’s 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, it’s 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

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s

Best Employer. That’s why you’ll 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,

there’s nothing we can’t achieve. Basic

Qualifications

• - 4+ years of any
• combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding,
• identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography,
• system administration and network security experience
• - 4+ years of scripting, programming, or security code review in a common
• language, such as Python, Java or C++ experience
• - Experience implementing security solutions at the cross-team level
• - Knowledge of usage or integration experience with common cloud-hosted services

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience with AWS products and services
• - Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar
• object oriented language
• - Knowledge of command line tools to troubleshoot protocols, analyze log
• outputs, or automate basic tasks
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• 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
• https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations
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• information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
• [https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
• USA, MA, Boston - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually