Amazon
Security Engineer II, Stores AppSec
$159K–$202K
Remote · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years programming; 2+ years in each of the specified non-internship scripting/programming/security code review and systems troubleshooting/log analysis/automation areas. Degree alternative: 2+ years of IT Security experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
About the job
Conduct application security reviews and penetration tests of Amazon services, applications, and websites, then document findings and help partner teams remediate them.
What you'll do
- Independently or collaboratively conduct application security reviews and penetration tests.
- Create engagement plans and document findings, gaps, and remediation recommendations.
- Improve team tooling and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize and resolve security findings.
What they ask for
- 3+ years programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or a similar object-oriented language.
- 2+ years of non-internship scripting, programming, and security code review experience; 2+ years of non-internship systems troubleshooting, log analysis, or command-line task automation experience.
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP, and of 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, or network security.
- Experience with AWS products and services, security work across the SDLC, or command-line troubleshooting and automation.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, AWS
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