Security Engineer II, Stores Application Security
About the role
Description In Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From amazon.com to world-class machine learning pipelines, from innovative digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe's largest AWS deployment. As a Security Engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. On 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 alongside its software developers. The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, the successful candidate will harmonize disparate opinions while prioritizing risks to guide their partners toward secure solutions.
Responsibilities
Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
Conducting first-party application security research
Performing manual and automated secure code review, primarily in Java, Python, and JavaScript
Identifying and mitigating security issues at scale
Developing security automation tools
Performing adversarial security analysis using innovative tools to augment manual effort
Providing security guidance and working with internal software development teams to secure their applications
Independently solving security problems that require novel methods or approaches
Influencing your team's and partners' processes, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes
Requirements
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
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, or 3+ years of IT Security experience
Experience with network architecture, enterprise IT systems and cloud such as AWS
Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Java, Python, Perl, Bash, Ruby, PowerShell, etc.)
Experience with explaining complex technical risks in simple, clear language so that non-technical stakeholders can easily understand and take appropriate action
Qualifications
Experience with AWS services, network architecture, and enterprise IT systems
Experience driving continuous and scalable improvements in security controls and practices, and collaborating with security stakeholders to develop and implement security strategies
3+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and penetration testing experience
Skills
Technical acumen with one or more areas of deep expertise
Ability to articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike
Interpersonal skills to harmonize disparate opinions while prioritizing risks to guide partners toward secure solutions
Benefits
Work/Life Balance
Inclusive Team Culture
Mentorship and Career Growth
Pay
Base salary range for this position is $159,300.00 - $202,400.00 USD annually
Schedule
Virtual Location - California - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually
Virtual Location - Texas - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually
Virtual Location - Virginia - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually
Virtual Location - Washington - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually