Security Engineer II, Application Security

$136,000 - $212,800/Yr

Amazon - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

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About the position

As a Security Engineer II in Application Security at Amazon, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the security of various software projects by collaborating with development teams. Your responsibilities will include conducting secure code reviews, developing security automation tools, and providing security architecture guidance. The position requires a blend of technical expertise and strong communication skills to articulate risks and influence secure practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
• Conducting manual and automated secure code reviews, primarily in Java, Python, and JavaScript
• Developing security automation tools
• Performing adversarial security analysis using cutting-edge tools
• Providing security training and outreach for internal development teams
• Offering security architecture and design guidance
• Independently solving security problems that require novel methods or approaches
• Influencing team and partner processes, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes

Requirements

• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques
• BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with at least two of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and network security

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity and sign-on payments
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Flexible working culture
• Training and career growth opportunities