Security Engineer - Hardware, Secure Hardware And Foundational Technologies Team

At Amazon Security (AmSec), we're at the forefront of protecting customer trust across all Amazon products and services. As a Security Engineer in the Secure Hardware and Foundational Technologies group, you'll help secure Amazon's newest products and emerging technologies. The role focuses on securing foundational platforms including OS kernels, virtualization, device emulation, firmware, and hardware.

You'll conduct security reviews, perform threat modeling, develop security detection tools, and execute hands-on security evaluations. The position requires deep technical expertise in hardware security, operating system hardening, and cloud-scale infrastructure. You'll work collaboratively with diverse engineering teams, providing clear technical direction and risk mitigation guidance to leaders at all levels.

The role offers significant growth opportunities within Amazon Security, where you'll tackle complex challenges across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, and physical stores. You'll join a culture that values continuous learning, diversity of thought, and work-life harmony. The team provides extensive mentorship, training resources, and career development support.

Key responsibilities include hardware security reviews, penetration testing, threat modeling, security training, and documentation. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies like virtualization security (Xen, KVM), hardware security (PCB, JTAG, UART), and firmware security (TPM, UEFI, TrustZone).

The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills with excellent communication abilities, can handle diverse tasks independently, and has a passion for security engineering. This role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to shape the future of cloud computing security at global scale.