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Security Engineer II, Enterprise Protection Program

Amazon

Location

Herndon, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/19/2026

Compensation

$159,300 - $202,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

Join Amazon's Security organization as a Security Engineer focused on evaluating and mitigating insider risks. This role requires a passion for analyzing cyber-aligned insider threat issues and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. You will work in a collaborative environment, driving innovation in detection and prevention mechanisms. The position offers opportunities for career growth while maintaining a strong work-life balance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • 2+ years of IT Security experience.
  • Experience implementing security solutions at the cross-team level.
  • 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools.
  • Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
  • Information security professional certification.
  • Experience in application security frameworks, incident response, secure infrastructure, or other related areas.
  • 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language.
  • Experience with AWS products and services.

Responsibilities

  • Independently investigate complex cyber-aligned insider threat issues.
  • Perform deep dive analysis of internal and external datasets to identify trends and anomalies.
  • Author comprehensive summaries of complex incidents.
  • Assist with identifying and driving opportunities to automate insider risk analytics.
  • Collaborate with other Amazon Security teams and external partners to mitigate insider risk.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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