Security Engineer, Identity and Access Management
About the role
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security team is seeking a Security Engineer to help protect and improve authentication and authorization across Amazon's Stores, Digital, and Other (SDO) organizations.
Responsibilities
- Participate in architectural reviews and threat models for identity systems
- Develop and support requirements for Amazon's IAM security initiatives
- Improve access management infrastructure across a complex global environment
- Provide authN/authZ design review and threat modeling services across the enterprise
- Implement and maintain automated security audits for identity workflows
- Collaborate with business teams on technologies such as FIDO2, Kerberos, Single Sign-On, and Passwordless Authentication
Requirements
- 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 computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
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
- Experience with AWS products and services
- 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
Skills
Data-driven decisions are important to us. You will draw heavily on your experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data to create compelling communications to peer teams and leadership.
Benefits
Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
Pay
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.
USA, TX, Dallas - $159,300.00 - $202,400.00 USD annually
Schedule
Not specified