1 day ago
Jessup, MD, USA +2 moreMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$159k - $202k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create, update, and maintain threat models for software projects.
- Perform manual and automated security code reviews, primarily involving Java, Python, and JavaScript.
- Develop AI security automation tools and integrate AI/ML security tooling into pipelines.
- Provide AI security architecture and design guidance to software development teams.
- Investigate adversarial inputs, model-related incidents, and detection anomalies through containment and after-action analysis.
- Conduct security research, risk assessments, bug analysis, documentation, and AI security training and outreach.
- Influence team and partner processes, priorities, and technical decisions to improve security outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Development, Mathematics, or a similar STEM field.
- At least 3 years of combined experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
- Programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .NET, C++, or a similar object-oriented language.
- Knowledge of machine learning concepts, the ML model lifecycle, and AI/ML threats including adversarial inputs, model evasion, data poisoning, and model extraction.
- Current, active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
- Preferred: knowledge of networking, security, relational or NoSQL databases, and Unix, Linux, or Windows operating systems.
- Preferred: hands-on experience securing or attacking AI/ML systems, including adversarial ML, model red-teaming, ML threat detection, or MITRE ATLAS.
- Preferred: security certification such as GCIH, GSEC, GCFA, GREM, Security+, CISSP, CISA, or CISM.
- Preferred: experience with static or dynamic analysis, code-quality tools, container scanning, and AI/ML security tooling integration.
Benefits
- Amazon offers health, dental, vision, prescription, life, AD&D, employee assistance, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending account, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave benefits.
- The package includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units; compensation details are excluded from this benefits summary.
- Flexible work hours and arrangements are available.
- The role provides knowledge-sharing, training, and career-development resources.
- The position is located in Herndon, Virginia, and requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
About Amazon
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.