Security Engineer, Payments Security

Job Description

Amazon is seeking a Security Engineer to work on securing Amazon Payments most critical businesses protecting mission-critical services and customer experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
• Experience driving multiple technically complex security initiatives while remaining effective at providing security guidance to stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end security of the business
• Articulate the security state of the business and the effectiveness of security initiatives
• Perform security reviews including secure design and architecture, threat modeling, secure code reviews, security testing, and security certifications
• Identify security gaps in applications, services, or products both internally developed and third party solutions
• Communicate findings to relevant stakeholders through a combination of verbal or written reports
• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain security automation, secure-by-default solutions, and other solutions that will enable security engineering scaling while raising the security bar
• Develop a broad and deep technical understanding of the services and architectures pertaining to Amazon Payments
• Lead new, reoccurring, or ah-hoc security initiatives with end-to-end ownership
• Participate in security escalations support including on-call rotation
• Support for mentoring, team building, recruiting and onboarding activities

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)