Amazon

Security Engineer II, Differentiated Security Team (DST)

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1 day ago
Austin, TX, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$159k - $202k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Conduct time-bound 2–4 month targeted security engagements with Amazon Stores business units.
  • Identify differentiated security gaps and drive remediation through resolution.
  • Partner with core security teams to improve existing security mechanisms and propose new ones.
  • Generate security insights that inform self-service security investments.
  • Enable business units to independently identify and resolve security challenges.
  • Advise technical and non-technical stakeholders on security risks.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • At least 3 years of programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .NET, C++, or a similar object-oriented language.
  • Knowledge of networking protocols including HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
  • Knowledge of industry security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
  • Preferred: at least 2 years of combined experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
  • Preferred experience with AWS products and services.
  • Preferred experience with Python, Java, or C++.
  • Preferred knowledge of vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and exploit development or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, AD&D, employee assistance, mental health, medical advice line, and flexible spending benefits.
  • 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
  • Flexible work hours and arrangements.
  • Training, knowledge-sharing, and career-advancing resources.
  • The package includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units; compensation is determined by experience, qualifications, and location.

Tech Stack

AWSC++GoJava.NETPythonRubySwift

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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