The Security Engineer role within Amazon's Ads Security team focuses on ensuring that applications across various Ads platforms are designed and executed with high security standards. The ideal candidate will lead security assessments and collaborate with product and engineering teams to build secure systems. This position involves conducting secure design reviews, code reviews, and penetration testing, while also developing tools to enhance proactive security measures. The role is crucial for protecting customer data and maintaining trust in Amazon's services.

• 3+ years of programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, or a similar object-oriented language.
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review experience in a common programming language.
• 2+ years of experience troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating tasks using command line tools.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
• 2+ years of experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with AWS products and services.
• Experience performing security activities across various phases of the software development lifecycle.

• Conduct threat modeling, code reviews, and penetration testing to identify security vulnerabilities in advertising applications and infrastructure.
• Contribute to security automation tooling for designing new detections within Amazon's security detection frameworks.
• Identify actionable solutions for vulnerabilities and collaborate with ads product and engineering teams to prioritize their resolution.
• Foster a strong security culture at Amazon through knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Engage in cross-team projects aimed at enhancing the security posture of Amazon and customer data.

• 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.