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Security Engineer II, Vulnerability Management and Response - Strategic Enablement

Amazon

Location

Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/30/2026

Compensation

$159,300 - $202,400 per year

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Job description

The role is focused on vulnerability management within Amazon's Stores Security team, specifically in the Vulnerability Management and Remediation Operations (VMRO) organization. This team is dedicated to transforming vulnerability management through automation and innovative detection solutions. Members will work collaboratively to analyze vulnerabilities, assess their impact, and support remediation efforts across Amazon's infrastructure. The culture emphasizes rapid prototyping and data-driven decision-making to achieve measurable security outcomes.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, or similar object-oriented languages.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
  • 2+ years of experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
  • Experience with AWS products and services.
  • Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
  • Knowledge of data engineering pipelines, cloud solutions, ETL management, databases, visualizations, and analytical platforms.
  • Experience with data engineering concepts including data pipelines and ETL processes.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze public and private vulnerability disclosures and exploit code.
  • Deeply understand and assess the technical details and potential impact of vulnerabilities across Amazon's infrastructure, services, and applications.
  • Investigate and triage vulnerabilities, identifying severity and the scope of potential impact to Amazon.
  • Support response and remediation efforts, assisting builder teams to fix their security issues in a timely manner.
  • Engineer high quality, scalable, and accurate vulnerability detection mechanisms.
  • Design and implement automation, tools, and workflows to enhance operations capabilities.
  • Participate in periodic on-call responsibilities to ensure continuous monitoring and remediation of vulnerabilities.

Benefits

  • 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.

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