Amazon
Application Security Engineer
$159K–$202K
Arlington, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
About the job
Evaluates and improves the security of AWS applications, services, and websites through reviews, testing, automation, and guidance.
What you'll do
- Conduct application security reviews and penetration tests; identify and address security issues.
- Develop security tools and automation, and deliver security metrics and documentation.
- Provide security training and guidance to internal development teams; contribute to research and projects.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
- Programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, or a similar object-oriented language.
- Experience in at least one listed security area and knowledge of at least one listed security domain.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS products and services.
- Experience in security or software development areas such as threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, cryptography, or network security.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java
AI focus
AI security is listed as one possible area of experience; no specific AI work is described.
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