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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Security Engineer, AppSec - Amazon Stores Security - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $175,100.0 - $236,900.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing Security, Code Review, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Python (Programming Language), Comptia Pentest+ CE, Scala (Programming Language), Secure Coding, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Web Services, Scripting, Software Security, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28035180/Sr-Security-Engineer-Appsec-Amazon-Stores-Security-New-York-New-York-7375 ## About the Role The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions., 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 - Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go - Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques - Bachelor's degree - Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent - Broad and deep knowledge across application security domains - 8+ years of Application Security or Development experience, Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst) or GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender) or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or PenTest+ ## Description As a Senior Security Engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application's code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers., * Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects. * Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and JavaScript. * Development of security automation tools. * Adversarial security analysis using innovative tools to augment manual effort. * Security training and outreach for internal development teams. * Security architecture and design guidance. * Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches. * Influence your team's and partners' process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes. 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. 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