Amazon
Security Engineer II, Differentiated Security Team (DST)
$159K–$202K
Austin, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of programming experience; preferred: 2+ years in any combination of the listed security and software areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Conduct targeted security engagements across Amazon Stores business units to remediate security gaps and improve security mechanisms and self-service capabilities.
What you'll do
- Lead time-bound 2–4 month engagements to identify and remediate differentiated security risks.
- Partner with core security teams to improve security mechanisms and share actionable insights for self-service capabilities.
- Advise technical and non-technical stakeholders on security risks and help business units resolve challenges independently.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 3+ years of programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or a similar object-oriented language.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP.
- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
Nice to have
- 2+ years in any combination of threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, and network security.
- Experience with AWS products and services; knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation, including penetration testing and exploit development or equivalent.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, AWS
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