Senior Security Engineer, AI Security

Amazon is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their GenAI Security team, focusing on securing Generative AI experiences across the company. This role combines cybersecurity expertise with cutting-edge AI technology, requiring deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and security principles. The position involves defining security standards, developing security guardrails, and collaborating with various teams including applied scientists and software engineers.

The role offers an opportunity to work on innovative security solutions at Amazon scale, protecting GenAI products and services while enabling rapid development across the company. You'll be responsible for researching and defending against new security threats in AI systems, building automated security tooling, and providing guidance to teams throughout their development process.

This position requires strong technical skills in both security engineering and programming, with particular emphasis on AI security and LLM-specific threats and mitigations. The compensation is competitive, ranging from $143,300 to $247,600 based on location and experience, plus additional benefits and equity opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of security engineering experience, strong programming skills, and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. This role offers the chance to shape the security landscape of AI applications at one of the world's leading technology companies, making a direct impact on how Amazon safely implements AI technology across its vast ecosystem.