Senior Security Engineer, AI Red Team, Threat Operations

Amazon · New Jersey, United States · 1 wk ago

RemoteRemoteQuality AssuranceFull-time

About the role

The Senior Security Engineer will conduct sophisticated offensive security operations targeting AI systems, infrastructure, and emerging threats. They will perform security research on novel attack surfaces, develop automated solutions to scale offensive security capabilities, and collaborate with security leadership, engineering teams, and researchers to validate security assumptions and drive meaningful improvements in AI security.

Responsibilities

Conducting Red Team operations targeting AI assets including training pipelines, inference systems, model architectures, and supporting infrastructure
Performing offensive security research focused on threats to AI systems, AI supply chain security, and AI-enabled threat actor tradecraft
Discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure, applications, and supporting systems through hands-on security testing
Developing automated tools and solutions for threat emulation and scaling offensive security capabilities
Analyzing security findings and providing detailed technical recommendations to engineering teams for remediation
Collaborating with security engineers and research scientists to advance AI security research and translate findings into practical risk insights
Simulating sophisticated threat actor techniques to validate detection and response capabilities
Contributing to the development of security metrics and reporting frameworks that demonstrate program effectiveness
Supporting cross-organizational security initiatives to assess vulnerabilities introduced by growing reliance on AI

Requirements

Experience working in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
Minimum 5+ years of experience in offensive security testing, penetration testing, or security research
Hands-on experience with vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and lateral movement techniques
Strong understanding of cloud security, network security, and application security principles
Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Go, or similar languages

Qualifications

7+ years of experience in offensive security or related security engineering roles
Experience with AI/ML security, including threats to AI systems, adversarial machine learning, or AI supply chain security
Track record of building security tools or automation that scales across organizations
Experience with Red Team operations, threat-based assessments, or security research programs
Deep technical knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies
Experience with distributed systems, training infrastructure, or inference optimization
Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations for diverse audiences
Contributions to security research community through publications, presentations, or open-source tools
Understanding of threat actor tradecraft and ability to emulate sophisticated attack techniques
Experience working with cross-functional teams to drive security improvements

Benefits