Amazon
Security & Compliance Engineer I, AWS Security Assurance Services, LLC
$132K–$184K
Austin, TX +6 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Nashville, TN
Seattle, WA
Arlington, VA
Herndon, VA
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX - Experience
- 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship); 1+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation, or US government security clearance of top secret or above.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Build and operate security and compliance solutions for regulated AWS customers through controls, automation, infrastructure-as-code, and customer engagement support.
What you'll do
- Implement security controls, detections, remediations, and continuous compliance monitoring and evidence automation.
- Write code and infrastructure-as-code, contribute to reviews, runbooks, tooling, and proof-of-concept work.
- Identify and document risks and mitigations, support operations, and communicate security risks to teams and customers.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and exploit development or equivalent.
- 1+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience, or US government security clearance of top secret or above.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.
- Experience with compliance and security standards, AWS security and governance services, infrastructure-as-code, or policy-as-code.
Pay
132,500.00 - 179,200.00 USD annually (base salary); 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, cfn-guard, OPA Rego, Cedar, AWS
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