Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)
Description For Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)
Amazon Stores is seeking a Security Engineer to join their Maximum Application Security Team (MAST). This role combines technical expertise with strategic thinking to ensure the security of Amazon's vast technology infrastructure. You'll work on securing everything from amazon.com to machine learning pipelines and digital healthcare solutions, using the world's largest AWS deployment.
As an AppSec engineer, you'll collaborate with development teams to implement security measures while maintaining rapid development cycles. Your daily activities might include code security reviews, developing security frameworks, and architecting secure solutions alongside software developers. The ideal candidate should possess both technical depth and excellent communication skills, able to effectively convey security risks to various audiences.
The position offers significant growth opportunities within Amazon's security organization, where you'll work on diverse projects across cloud, retail, healthcare, and physical stores. Amazon values work-life harmony and provides resources to ensure team members focus on high-impact work. The role combines hands-on security engineering with strategic influence, requiring both technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills.
Key technical areas include threat modeling, secure code review in Java/Python/JavaScript, security automation, and architectural design. You'll join a team that values continuous learning, diversity of thought, and maintains a high bar for security across Amazon's global operations. The role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to work on security challenges at unprecedented scale.
Responsibilities For Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)
- Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for software projects
- Manual and Automated Secure Code Review in Java, Python and Javascript
- Development of security automation tools
- Adversarial security analysis using cutting-edge tools
- Security training and outreach for internal development teams
- Security architecture and design guidance
- Independently solve security problems requiring novel approaches
Requirements For Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)
- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, or network security
- Intermediate knowledge of security engineering, system and network security, authentication protocols, cryptography, or application security
- Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language
Benefits For Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)
- Medical benefits
- Work-life balance
- Career development opportunities
- Training resources
- Flexible working culture
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