Applied Scientist, Secure 3P Tools

Amazon Security is seeking an Applied Scientist to work on GenAI acceleration within the Secure Third Party Tools (S3T) organization. The S3T team has bold ambitions to re-imagine security products that serve Amazon's pace of innovation at global scale. This role will focus on leveraging large language models and agentic AI to transform third-party security risk management, automate complex vendor assessments, streamline controllership processes, and dramatically reduce assessment cycle times.

About the role

You will drive builder efficiency and deliver bar-raising security engagements across Amazon by owning and driving end-to-end technical delivery for scoped science initiatives focused on third-party security risk management. Responsibilities include independently defining research agendas, success metrics, and multi-quarter roadmaps with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Understand and develop approaches to automate third-party security review processes using state-of-the-art large language models, including intelligent systems for vendor assessment document analysis, security questionnaire automation, risk signal extraction, and compliance decision support.
• Build advanced GenAI and agentic frameworks including multi-agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, and autonomous workflows purpose-built for third-party risk evaluation, security documentation processing, and scalable vendor assessment at enterprise scale.
• Develop ML-powered risk intelligence capabilities that enhance third-party threat detection, vulnerability classification, and continuous monitoring throughout the vendor lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Software Engineering and Data Engineering to deploy production-grade ML solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing third-party risk management workflows and scale across the organization.

About the team

Security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences at Amazon. The Security organization is designed to drive bar-raising security engagements, ensuring builders raise the Amazon security bar when they use recommended tools and processes, with no overhead to their business.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences and encourages candidates from non-traditional career paths to apply. The team fosters an inclusive culture where learning and curiosity are embraced, and diverse ideas, perspectives, and voices are celebrated to tackle the toughest security challenges.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related language.
• Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code.
• Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Learn more about benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this position in Austin, TX is $136,000 - $184,000 USD annually. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. The package also includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Work/Life Balance

Amazon values work-life harmony, offering flexible work hours and arrangements as part of its culture to ensure success at work does not come at the expense of personal well-being.

Training & Career Growth

Amazon is committed to becoming Earth’s Best Employer, providing endless knowledge-sharing, training, and career-advancing resources to help employees develop into well-rounded professionals.