Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application Security

Amazon's Application Security team is seeking an experienced security engineer to help maintain and enhance security across Amazon's vast product ecosystem. This role combines technical expertise in application security with strategic thinking to protect billions of customers globally. As part of Amazon's security organization, you'll work with top talent to review applications, design secure architectures, conduct threat modeling, and provide security guidance to development teams. The role offers significant growth potential across various domains including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare and more.

The ideal candidate will bring strong application security experience and programming skills, particularly in languages like Python, Java, or Go. You'll need to effectively prioritize work, communicate clearly, and maintain high standards in a fast-paced environment. The role involves both hands-on technical work and collaboration with development teams to build security into Amazon's products from the ground up.

This position offers excellent career growth opportunities through Amazon's extensive learning resources, mentorship programs, and exposure to diverse security challenges. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values continuous learning and diverse perspectives. Amazon provides work-life harmony and the chance to make meaningful impact at global scale while working with cutting-edge technologies.

Key responsibilities include conducting security reviews, designing secure architectures, threat modeling, security training, and metrics tracking. The role requires a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, strong networking knowledge, programming experience, and hands-on application security expertise. AWS experience and knowledge of areas like cryptography and identity management are valuable additions.