The Security Engineer role in Amazon Payments focuses on securing critical payment systems that handle millions of transactions daily. The team is dedicated to ensuring the security of customer data and enhancing the security architecture of Amazon's payment services. This position offers the opportunity to work with talented engineers and contribute to both strategic and operational security initiatives. The ideal candidate will be passionate about mitigating risks and improving security practices across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation.
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing.
• Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.
• Experience in application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, or cloud security.

• Develop a broad and deep technical understanding of products and services related to Amazon Payments.
• Articulate the security state of the business and the effectiveness of security initiatives.
• Engage early with development teams to embed security into applications from the start.
• Perform security reviews including secure design and architecture, threat modeling, and security testing.
• Contribute code for security fixes and partner with developers to build scalable security tools.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate security assessments and automate threat detection.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.