Security Engineer II, Platform Security

Are you passionate about Security in the cloud? Do you have a combination of deep security knowledge in technology coupled with business acumen? Are you excited when you get to solve the most complex and large-scale security challenges in the world today? If so, come join our security team as a Security Engineer.

Amazon is seeking exceptional Security Engineers to work in our Platform Security Team. We’re looking for the best and brightest to join us in Austin, Texas; HQ2; and Seattle, Washington. If you’re passionate about Information Security, have exceptional technical depth in deploying security solutions and want to join a large scale, fast-paced organization with global impact on millions of customers, then we’d like to talk to you.

We're the team who secures Amazon's Retail services running on our critical platforms, like AWS cloud, container runtimes, internal build-systems, and managed network fabrics. We support Amazon's software developers by providing tools and guidance to help them develop and deploy secure software. We are experts in Application, Network and Cloud technologies, passionate in our desire to secure Amazon's deployment and protect our customers' trust and unflinching in our resolve to hold the security bar high.


Key job responsibilities
Design security solutions to support Amazon Retail Service Teams
- Build prototypes, proofs of concept and reference models for securing AWS infrastructure, containers, supply chain, and cloud networks.
- Identify and prioritize security risk across the company, while keeping builder experience at top of mind.
- Demonstrate and promote Security best practices

About the team
About Amazon Security

Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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.

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 & 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.

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.