New job, posted less than a week ago!
Job Details
Posted date: Dec 22, 2025
There have been 25 jobs posted with the title of Security Engineer I all time at Amazon.Location: Seattle, WA
Estimated salary: $169,150
Range: $125,500 - $212,800
Description
Ever wondered how Amazon offers the earth’s biggest selection and still manages to offer lower prices every day to our customers? The Automated Profitability Management (APM) team creates the systems to ensure that as APM increases selections at scale, it does so in a profitable way allowing Amazon to offer the most competitive prices. Given the rapid growth of our business we apply cutting edge technology to complex business problems. We are seeking SDEs who want to stretch both their technical abilities and their business awareness while solving such problems. These projects have huge visibility and impact as those are tied very closely to Amazon’s profitability and growth.Innovation
Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation? Do you want to apply state-of-the-art computer technologies to solve real world problems? Do you want to pave the future of Amazon Retail, enhancing how we do business?
Opportunity
To meet these challenges, Amazon's Vendor Terms team is looking for passionate, talented, and super-smart software engineers to work on the development of a green field system. We are looking for people who innovate, love solving hard problems, and never take 'no' for an answer. Our engineers are top-notch software developers in the industry, who work hard, have fun, and make history.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
* Responding to security incidents, and coordinating a cohesive response involving multiple teams across Amazon.
* Providing security engineering solutions and support during customer-facing incidents, proactively considering the prevention of similar incidents from occurring in the future.
* Assisting in the development of pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk.
* Identifying and recommending solutions that improve or expand Amazon’s incident response capabilities.
* Working alongside and mentoring Information Security engineers to improve security, reduce and quickly address risk.
* Evaluating the impact of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research to Amazon, coordinating response as necessary across affected teams.
* Keeping your knowledge and skills current with the rapidly changing threat landscape.
* Participating in a follow-the-sun on-call rotation.
About the team
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship) experience- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent
- Experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship)
- Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance
Extended Qualifications
- Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings- GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or Security+
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Check out other jobs at Amazon.