Security Engineer - Austin, United States - Amazon

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud (Cloud Computing). With AWS you can requisition compute power, storage, and many other services gaining access to a suite of elastic IT infrastructure services as your business demands them. AWS is the leading platform for designing and developing applications for the cloud and is growing rapidly with hundreds of thousands of companies in over 190 countries on the platform.

The AWS Application Security team is looking for a passionate, innovative, results-oriented SaaS Security Engineer to join our security team.

As a SaaS Security Engineer, youll have a unique opportunity to innovate in the security space of large scale systems integrations with first and third party platforms. You will lead technical security reviews and write security recommendations to support a wide spectrum of use cases. You will help to review and approve proactive tooling for threat detection and avoidance systems. This role is instrumental in ensuring the highest standards of AWS security are built into multiple, complex, global SaaS implementations.

The right candidate will possess a strong security program background, experience building security standards for cross cloud deployments, and demonstrated experience in the details of cloud security as it relates AWS and other SaaS platforms. As a SaaS Security Engineer, you will perform independent security reviews and guide penetration tests as needed. You will advise issue owners on remediation paths and best practices to build security into their SaaS platforms. You are an independent voice for security, protecting customer data whenever it flows through the AWS SaaS ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities

Work directly with service and platform owners to consult on security best-practices and tools.

Conduct deep-dive security reviews on SaaS implementations, data handling, reporting systems.

Scope, provision, and manage penetration tests of platforms and tools.

Report security risks and make recommendations on complex security findings and issues.

Contribute to learning and development of the security culture of Amazon.

Work on cross-team projects to improve the security of Amazon and customer data through its lifecycle.

A day in the life

You will operate with high autonomy owning security reviews and bar-raising initiatives. This role has a high level of discretion with regards to daily activities. As a team, we manage approvals for new feature release and platforms. While not always daily, your skills will provide a valuable part in assessing the risks associated with those decisions. You will serve as the security expert for our partner platform teams, so other responsibilities will ebb and flow out of daily priority including threat modeling, standards writing, architecture consultations, and designing proactive security systems.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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

Why Amazon Security

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 Amazons 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.

Work/Life Balance

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, theres nothing we cant achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, its 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.

Training and Career growth

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Minimum of 4 years of experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level

An understanding of network and web related protocols (such as, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols)

An understanding of web services

Experience with multiple programming languages (such as, Java, C++, Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrable teamwork skills and resourcefulness,; strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive; sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills

Possess self-drive to keep moving things forward even in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge (avoid analysis paralysis)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.