Amazon

Security Engineer II, Differentiated Security Team (DST)

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2 days ago
Austin, TX, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$159k - $202k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead post-close security onboarding and risk remediation for acquisition integrations.
  • Assess and secure acquired cloud infrastructure, on-premises systems, endpoints, and identity platforms.
  • Develop threat models, analyze security risks, and execute actionable remediation plans.
  • Onboard acquired assets to Amazon security services and provide hands-on troubleshooting and escalation.
  • Review security-related architectures and designs against Amazon's security standards.
  • Mentor and train acquired technical teams on Amazon security practices and culture.
  • Communicate security risks and integration status to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Improve acquisition integration processes and evaluate and deploy security tooling at scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • At least 3 years of combined experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
  • Experience with scripting, programming, or security code review in Python, Java, C++, or another common language.
  • Knowledge of HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP networking protocols.
  • Preferred experience with AWS products and services and business-division-level security solution implementation.
  • Preferred experience with M&A security integration and working across multiple security domains.
  • Preferred security certifications include CCSP, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GICSP, or PenTest+.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance and mental health support, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
  • Flexible work hours and arrangements are part of the work culture.
  • Some weeks may require on-site travel to work directly with newly acquired teams.

Categories

Amazon

About Amazon

10,000+ employees

Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.

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