Description

Come join Earth’s most customer-centric company! Amazon is looking for a Senior Security Engineer with strong insight and passion for security to ensure our infrastructure is designed and built to the highest standards. You will work in a fast-paced environment on cutting edge security at-scale solutions.

You will be a technical leader on a highly-skilled team responsible for securing Amazon-sized crypto implementations. You will participate in the security evaluation of service designs, risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, security issue resolution, and security automation.

Key job responsibilities

• Work with team and organizational management to set the multi year strategy to secure Amazon infrastructure

• Lead the security engineering efforts in driving crypto programs like encryption in transit, secrets management, PKI etc.

• Define requirements, design, and assist in building reliable and efficient security engineering solutions to identify and enumerate risks to Amazon assets

• Develop and mentor team members to constantly raise the bar of our Leadership Principles

About the team

About AmSec:

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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t 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 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.

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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture

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.

Training and Career growth

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.

Basic Qualifications

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

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering, cryptography, application security, threat modeling

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with one or programming languages (such as, Java, C++, Ruby, Perl, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing infrastructure security solutions at the business division level

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols

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

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 https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.