Senior Security Engineer, Agentic AI

Sr. Security Engineer

Do you have what it takes to join one of the most innovative teams working on AI-powered development? Then come build the future with Agentic AI! The Agentic AI team is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to be part of a pioneering team developing highly autonomous systems through novel model architectures, learning, and inference strategies. The ideal candidate should be a strategic thinker and adaptive learner. They should be able to thrive in a dynamic environment where operational excellence and customer impact are paramount. The candidate will need to balance technical expertise with strong analytical skills to make informed decisions about architectural and tooling choices. Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses through AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create technologies. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Perform threat modeling and ensure adequate security controls are in place for applications, and infrastructure.
• Influence builders to be better security owners, actively engaging with them to innovate faster and develop scalable mechanisms for upholding the high security bar.
• Create and maintain security documentation, including designs patterns, implementation guides, and secure software development kits (SDKs).
• Simulate adversarial attacks against application or infrastructure.
• Contribute to security automation tooling for building new Generative AI detection and tooling capabilities.
• Identify actionable and scalable mitigations for identified vulnerabilities, and collaborate with Agentic AI product and engineering teams to influence and prioritize their resolution.
• Mentor builders who aspire to become security advocates & security engineers via 1-1 sessions & office hours.

About the Team:

Amazon 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. At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools experience.
• 5+ years of work in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans experience.
• 4+ years of (non-internship) scripting, programming, and security code review in common programming languages experience.
• Experience (non-internship) in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language.
• Experience (non-internship) in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools.
• Experience working in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans.
• Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent.
• Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/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.