Security Engineer II, Differentiated Security Team (DST)

Amazon • Austin, TX

1d • $159,300 - $202,400 • Onsite

About The Position

At Amazon, we obsess over our customers and maintaining their trust. To earn that trust in an environment as vast and varied as Amazon's requires the applied skills of smart security engineers and experienced, innovative security leaders willing to tackle challenges at dizzying scales. We are seeking Security Engineers who want to help secure Amazon. If you're passionate about Information Security, have exceptional technical depth in one or more security domains, and want to join a large-scale, fast-paced organization with global impact on millions of customers, then we'd like to talk to you. We are passionate in our desire to secure Amazon's environments and protect our customers' trust and unflinching in our resolve to hold the security bar high.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP

Nice To Haves

• 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 with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++

Responsibilities

• Conduct time-bound (2-4 month) targeted security engagements with business units across Amazon Stores to drive risk remediation
• Identify cross-cutting security gaps in differentiated environments and drive remediation to resolution
• Partner with core security teams to improve existing security mechanisms and propose new ones when needed
• Generate actionable security insights from engagements that inform investment in self-service security capabilities
• Enable business units to independently identify and resolve security challenges, reducing long-term dependency on security teams
• Act as a Trusted Advisor across the organization, clearly articulating risks to both technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level