Amazon
Security Engineer, CS Security
$136K–$184K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Build and deliver application security solutions that protect customer data by embedding secure-by-default practices into development teams’ software and automating security assessments and controls.
What you'll do
- Build automated security guardrails, paved paths, and continuous security assessments.
- Review designs, conduct threat modeling, and advise development teams on secure architecture and coding.
- Implement security fixes and controls, develop self-service security tools, and participate in on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent.
- Experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship).
- Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.
Pay
USD 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 annually base salary (USA, TX, Austin); USD 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 annually base salary (USA, WA, Seattle)
Tools
AWS
AI focus
The team builds intelligent automation for security; no specific AI work is stated.
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