Amazon Pentest Security Engineer II Devices & Services Pentesting 

United States, Texas, Austin 

409305241

Our team operates under the Amazon Devices and Services Trust & Security (DSTS) organization which was formed in 2014 with the mission of protecting Amazon Devices & Services (D&S) customers’ trust, data, and the systems on which they rely. We protect customers by performing security reviews, offensive testing, vulnerability assessments, and provide guidance for remediations. We also drive down costs by building and automating security foundations and integrating them into design and release processes. DSTS builds the foundational capabilities that raise an org-wide security bar across the growing diversity of D&S businesses - securing 100+ device types, 12,000+ applications, and 100+ product lines that are developed and operated by more than 16,000+ builders.
Key job responsibilities- Analyze and identify security vulnerabilities in source code using both automated and manual static analysis tools and techniques.
- Review and influence technical solutions to mitigate security vulnerabilities by providing actionable long-term risk mitigation guidance to drive security improvements.- Develop detailed technical documentation describing identified vulnerabilities, associated impact, and recommended remediation to guide communication with internal engineering stakeholders and leadership.

- 3+ years of experience identifying, exploiting, and recommending solutions to remediate web application and service API vulnerabilities (e.g. mass assignment, broken object/function level authorization, JWT/OAuth, injection, business logic flaws, excessive data exposure, etc.).
- Experience tracing sources and sinks during code review to identify vulnerabilities, and providing contextual remediation guidance to address vulnerability root cause.
- Experience designing and reviewing secure system architectures through the use of Threat Modeling incorporating sophisticated and modern attacks.
- Knowledge of cloud service providers and their offerings, preferably AWS, and its various technologies and services.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.