Senior Security Engineer, Ads Security

Amazon is a global technology company and the world's largest e-commerce retailer.
$143,300 - $247,600
Security
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Senior Security Engineer, Ads Security

Amazon's Ads Security team is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to play a crucial role in securing their advertising platforms and infrastructure. This position combines technical security expertise with strategic influence, focusing on protecting customer data and critical infrastructure within the Ads organization.

The role involves conducting security assessments, developing automation tools, and working closely with product teams to implement secure solutions. You'll be responsible for identifying vulnerabilities, proposing solutions, and fostering a security-first culture across the organization. The position requires both technical depth in security engineering and the ability to influence teams and leadership on security practices.

As part of Amazon's Ads Security organization, you'll work on innovative technical solutions to detect, assess, and mitigate security risks within Amazon's Advertising businesses. The team's vision is to accelerate development velocity while ensuring inherent security in all products. This role offers the opportunity to impact security at scale, working on applications and services critical to Amazon's advertising ecosystem.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $143,300 to $247,600 based on location and experience, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical coverage. This is an excellent opportunity for security professionals who want to work on challenging problems at scale while contributing to the security posture of one of the world's largest advertising platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in proactive security, security assessments, and secure system design, combined with strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams. You'll be joining a team dedicated to innovation in security while supporting Amazon's advertising business growth through secure and resilient solutions.

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Responsibilities For Senior Security Engineer, Ads Security

  • Conduct security reviews and identify vulnerabilities in advertising applications and infrastructure
  • Contribute to security automation tooling for designing new detections
  • Identify actionable solutions for vulnerabilities and collaborate with product teams
  • Foster strong security culture through knowledge sharing
  • Engage in cross-team projects to enhance security posture
  • Influence product teams and senior leadership on security practices
  • Develop security-focused tools to prevent misconfiguration & vulnerabilities at scale

Requirements For Senior Security Engineer, Ads Security

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Experience with developing security automation tooling
  • 3+ years of experience in a proactive security role
  • Experience with AWS products and services
  • Experience with application security design and architecture review

Benefits For Senior Security Engineer, Ads Security

Medical Insurance
401k
  • Full range of medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Total compensation package including equity
  • Sign-on payments

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