Security Engineer II, Stores AppSec

Amazon’s Stores AppSec Team is seeking a Security Engineer to help keep Amazon

secure for its customers.

In this role, you will

• attack Amazon’s services,
• applications, and websites to discover security issues and report them to our
• internal technology teams. This position will provide you with challenging
• opportunities, both technologically and as a leader, but will also be a great
• deal of fun if hacking Amazon alongside a team of highly skilled individuals
• sounds exciting to you.
• A Security Engineer at Amazon is expected to be strong in multiple domains.
• Engineers in this role work closely with teams throughout Information Security,
• as well as provide technical leadership and advice to teams and leaders
• throughout Amazon.
• You will be in direct contact with teams in a variety of business verticals,
• giving you first hand knowledge about how Amazon is built and how it operates at
• a deep, technical level. Additionally, you will leverage the knowledge you gain
• about Amazon to find new ways to break services, processes, and technologies
• throughout the company. Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in
• making technical trade-offs between short-term fixes and long-term security and
• business goals.
• You will demonstrate resilience and navigate ambiguous situations with composure
• and tact. You will be expected to provide thought leadership for the
• organization as you discover, invent, and innovate throughout the course of your
• duties. Above all else, a strong sense of customer obsession is necessary to
• focus on the ultimate goal of keeping Amazon and its customers secure.
• Key job responsibilities
• Your team has an emphasis on fast paced, highly visible engagements. You will be
• comfortable with a high level of ambiguity, exercising strong ownership, and be
• able to make high judgement decisions focusing on what is best for Amazon's
• Customers. Additionally, you should thrive in navigating complex stakeholder
• engagements a skill integral to the teams success.

In this role, you will

• primarily be:
• - Conducting high quality application security reviews and penetration tests
• independently, or as part of a team
• - Creating detailed engagement plans and thoroughly documenting findings, gaps,
• and remediation recommendations
• - Contributing to team tooling, innovation, and improvements
• - Communicating and collaborating with partner teams, service owners,
• Information Security, and senior leadership to influence, prioritize, and drive
• the resolution of discovered security findings

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

• - 3+ years of
• programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object
• oriented language experience
• - 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common
• programming language (non-internship) experience
• - 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating
• basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) experience
• - Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering,
• Mathematics), or 2+ years of IT Security experience
• - Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
• - Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation
• techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• - 2+ 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
• - Knowledge of command line tools to troubleshoot protocols, analyze log
• outputs, or automate basic tasks
• - Experience with AWS products and services
• - Experience in scripting, programming, or security code reviewing in a common
• language, such as Python, Java, or C++
• - Experience performing security activities across one or more phases of the
• software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as security design review, threat
• modeling, secure code review, and security testing
• 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
• [https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations] for more
• 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, NY, New York - 159,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually