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Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Security

Amazon is a global technology and e-commerce company that builds and operates highly-scalable systems.
$129,300 - $223,600
Security
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity
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Job Description

Amazon Security is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer II to join their team focused on AWS governance across Amazon's cloud infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to have company-wide influence by building and operating highly-scalable systems that secure Amazon's cloud workloads.

The position involves architecting and developing systems for managing millions of AWS accounts and resources, implementing security controls and guardrails, and working closely with AWS product teams. You'll be responsible for ensuring standardization and policy compliance related to security groups, IAM, networking, and logging across Amazon's massive AWS footprint.

As an SDE II at Amazon Security, you'll get to:

  • Design and build enterprise-scale cloud governance solutions
  • Partner directly with AWS teams to influence product roadmaps
  • Implement critical security controls and compliance measures
  • Architect highly available and scalable systems
  • Mentor other engineers and drive best practices

The role offers excellent career growth opportunities within Amazon's security organization, which is central to maintaining customer trust across all Amazon products and services. You'll gain broad exposure across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare and more.

Amazon provides comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, financial benefits, and prioritizes work-life harmony. The team culture emphasizes continuous learning, diversity and inclusion, and career development through extensive training and knowledge-sharing opportunities.

The compensation is highly competitive, ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 base salary depending on location, plus equity and benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to make a large-scale impact on cloud security while working with cutting-edge AWS technologies.

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Security

  • Architect and develop systems for operating enterprise multi-account AWS footprint
  • Implement preventive controls and guardrails within AWS accounts
  • Architect for high availability, scalability, observability, and disaster recovery
  • Evangelize cloud governance best practices
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and business teams
  • Mentor other engineers and promote best practices

Requirements For Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Security

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Benefits For Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Security

Medical Insurance
401k
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Work-life balance
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Training and development