Amazon Security Engineer II AppSec Testing Intelligence Automation 

United States, New York, New York 

734215503

As a member of our team, you will bring your expertise and attention to detail to define strategies and tactics that drive security and efficiency across all areas. You will work independently, but as part of the larger group you are never alone. You will define guidance and remediation for our vast engineering community to implement. You will help raise the security bar across many of your favorite businesses. If you want to be apart of this fast paced, challenge driven team apply below. You will fearlessly drive Amazon’s security bar and high standards.
Key job responsibilities
• Develop, curate, and improve highly scalable application security rules to identify coding and configuration flaws
• Evaluate and recommend new security testing tools
• Deep dive code and research application frameworks to identify weaknesses and detection opportunities
• Leverage application system telemetry to extract insights and identify vulnerabilities
• Develop, enhance, and interpret security standards and guidance
• Demonstrate and promote security best practices, drive improvements of Amazon’s overall security architectureDiverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance

- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP

- 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
- Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level or equivalent
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience with AWS products and services