Amazon
Security Engineer, Platform Security
$136K–$184K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship experience in web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Build and improve security solutions, automation, and architecture to detect and prevent security issues across Amazon’s infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Independently solve security problems using novel methods and develop scalable detection and prevention solutions.
- Develop security automation tools and improve security practices and architecture.
- Influence team and partner processes, priorities, and decisions to improve security outcomes.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of non-internship experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Coding or scripting experience in one or more languages, such as Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, or PowerShell.
- Experience conducting security activities in one or more SDLC phases, such as security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, or security testing.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, PowerShell, AWS, HTTP
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