Amazon Application Security Engineer 

United States, Texas, Arlington 

772726281

AWS Security is looking for an Application Security Engineer to help validate that our services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering and addressing security issues, building security automation, and quickly reacting to new threat scenarios. You will have the opportunity to learn from, and be mentored by, those who are building and securing our cutting-edge services.
Key job responsibilities
• Application security reviews
• Penetration testing
• Projects and research work as needed
• Security training and outreach to internal development teams
• Security guidance documentation
• Security tool development
• Security metrics delivery and improvements
• Assistance with recruiting activities and administrative work
Diverse Experiences
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- BS (or higher) in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years of experience in application security with any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure design reviews, code reviews, pen-testing
- Expertise in multiple security domains such as identity management and authentication, cryptography, networking, web protocols

- CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst) or GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or PenTest+
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++