Amazon
Security Engineer, Security for Employee and Legal Systems (SEALS)
$159K–$202K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years programming; 2+ years non-internship security code review/programming and systems troubleshooting/log analysis/command-line automation. Preferred: 2+ years in listed security or software disciplines.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; alternatively, the posting lists a STEM bachelor's degree or IT Security experience (including 2+ years as one stated alternative).
About the job
Secures Amazon’s HR and Legal applications by partnering with builder teams to identify and reduce security risks throughout development, including in GenAI-enabled and agentic workflows.
What you'll do
- Threat model LLM applications and agentic workflows, and address risks including prompt injection, data leakage, and excessive agent permissions.
- Review architecture and code, guide remediation, and create automated security detections for risks found during development.
- Own security outcomes for assigned teams, promote secure development patterns, and communicate risks and priorities to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of 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 computer science or equivalent; the posting also lists a STEM bachelor's degree or specified IT Security experience alternatives. Knowledge of networking protocols and security vulnerabilities is required.
Nice to have
- 2+ years across threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
- Experience with AWS products and services or security activities across the software development lifecycle.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, AWS
AI focus
Threat model and secure GenAI/LLM applications and agentic workflows; use GenAI for AI-assisted code review, detection authoring, and triage.
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