Application Security Engineer, AWS Gen AI Security

Join Amazon's AWS Gen AI security team as an Application Security Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of securing cutting-edge AI and cloud systems. This role combines traditional security engineering with the unique challenges of AI security, focusing on protecting AWS's Generative AI offerings. You'll be responsible for security reviews, threat modeling, and penetration testing of AI systems while dealing with unique challenges like model security, agentic behavior, and GPU-level compute isolation.

As a security engineer at Amazon, you'll work with multiple domains and groups throughout the company, developing elegant solutions to complex security challenges. The role requires both technical expertise and leadership skills, as you'll be expected to mentor junior engineers and be a security thought leader. You'll work directly with customers and stakeholders to understand and exceed their security expectations for AI systems.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $136,000 to $212,800 per year, depending on location, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical coverage. This is an excellent opportunity for security professionals who want to work at the intersection of AI and security, helping to shape the future of secure AI systems at one of the world's leading tech companies.

The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in defensive security and related fields, with a strong background in distributed systems security and cloud security concepts. You'll be working with AWS security building blocks and developing automation solutions for security, while staying at the forefront of emerging threats in the AI/Gen AI space.

Join a team that's setting and maintaining the highest security standards for AWS's Generative AI offerings, working on challenging problems that combine traditional security engineering with cutting-edge AI security challenges.