Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Science of Security, AWS Proactive Security

Amazon • Portland, OR

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About The Position

Applied Scientists in AWS Science of Security are dedicated to making AWS the
best computing service in the world for customers who require advanced and
rigorous solutions for security, privacy, and sovereignty.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in early on a fast-growing segment
of AWS and help shape the technology, product and the business. You will have a
chance to utilize your deep technical experience within a fast moving, start-up
environment and make a large business and customer impact.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the
qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates
to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,
or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering
delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating
and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and
services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate
their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas
including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and
physical stores.

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI
events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace
our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we
seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements
are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience in any of the following areas: SAT, SMT, mechanical theorem proving, symbolic simulation, programming language type systems, program analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience programming in O'Caml, Dafny, Haskell, Kotlin, Lean, Rust, Scala or related language

Responsibilities

• Solve large or significantly complex problems that require deep knowledge and understanding of your domain and scientific innovation.
• Own strategic problem solving, and take the lead on the design, implementation, and delivery for solutions that have a long-term quantifiable impact.
• Provide cross-organizational technical influence, increasing productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
• Develop strategic plans to identify fundamentally new solutions for business problems.
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree