What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Security Engineer, AppSec ASSET position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Stores Application Security team is looking for a Security Engineer to help keep Amazon’s services, applications, and websites secure. This role is an avenue to join a dynamic team to grow your skills and develop your security expertise by providing consultation and support to Amazon builders and security certifiers. Customer obsession while providing security support is critical and core to the team's mission.
We are the team that helps secure Amazon's varied platforms and systems. We are experts in Application Security and passionate in our desire to secure Amazon's environments and protect our customers' trust.
Key job responsibilities
• Act as the escalation point-of-contact to our internal Amazon customers seeking technical guidance and support in securing applications.
• Be the technical lead to junior security engineers
• Research, develop, and maintain customer-facing documentation, internal runbooks, and Application Security metrics.
• Triage and resolve incoming security support requests, assessing if additional information or escalation is required.
• Leverage scripting and automation skills (Python/AWS) to improve efficiency of organizational processes and tooling.
• Analyze customer feedback to identify trends and determine opportunities for process improvement.
• Perform security review tasks, such as threat modeling, code reviews, architecture diagrams, audits, etc.
A day in the life
• Respond to our support ticket queues
• Provide deep dive consultations and security guidance to Amazon builders, security certifiers and partner teams
• Identify and take ownership of systemic issues
• Perform security reviews and review audits of Amazon builder applications
• Develop and improve tools and services to optimize operations and raise the security bar
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in one or more of the following domains: access- control system and methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security
- Experience scripting with Python, Perl, Bash or PowerShell
- Knowledge of internet fundamentals and cloud computing concepts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of system, network and OS
- Knowledge of databases, storage and big data concepts
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $125,500 - $212,800
