Amazon
Sr. Security Engineer, Leo Security
$183K–$248K
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in specified security areas; 3+ years of cloud-based solution, system, network, and operating system experience; 5+ years driving cross-organizational security initiatives; 2+ years using AI to automate security.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals due to export control laws and regulations; U.S. citizenship is also required to access AWS GovCloud.
About the job
Analyzes security events and systemic risks across Amazon Leo, leads incident response and remediation, and builds proactive security controls and automation.
What you'll do
- Analyze security events, prioritize risk, and drive immediate fixes to completion.
- Lead time-boxed investigations and end-to-end initiatives addressing systemic security issues.
- Provide tier-3 incident escalation support and advise teams on security decisions, detection, and testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience across the listed security areas, including application security, identity and access controls, incident response, cloud security, AI security, threat intelligence, or penetration testing.
- 3+ years of cloud-based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network, and operating system experience.
- 5+ years driving cross-organizational security initiatives; 2+ years using AI to automate security; U.S. citizenship required.
Nice to have
- Experience identifying security issues and risks and developing mitigation plans.
- Experience in threat hunting, detection engineering, or product/application security, or owning end-to-end security remediation initiatives.
Pay
183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, AWS GovCloud
AI focus
Use AI to automate security; 2+ years of experience required.
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