Security Engineer, Maximum Application Security Team (MAST)

About the position

As an AppSec Engineer at Amazon Stores, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the security of innovative services by collaborating with software development teams. Your responsibilities will include inspecting application code for security vulnerabilities, developing frameworks for secure software development, and providing security architecture guidance. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise and strong communication skills, enabling them to articulate risks effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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 tools to augment manual efforts
• 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

• 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
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security
• Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk
• Strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions
• Experience building and securing complex AWS architecture
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to identify and remove bottlenecks for teammates, both in process and technology

Benefits

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