Amazon's Security team is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to lead application security for a U.S. Government program focused on building an AI Factory. The role involves defining application-security criteria, ensuring software supply-chain assurance, and collaborating with software engineers and security testers. The team emphasizes integrating security throughout the development lifecycle and solving complex security challenges. Candidates must be U.S. Citizens with an active TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 6+ years of application security architecture, secure software engineering, security code reviews, security testing, or security infrastructure experience
• Experience with SAST/DAST, container/image scanning, and software supply-chain assurance
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience securing CI/CD in classified or disconnected environments
• Familiarity with supply-chain security frameworks
• Security certification (e.g., CSSLP, OSCP)

• Partner with platform software teams to secure CI/CD pipelines and conduct security code reviews.
• Define application-security acceptance criteria, scanning gates, and image-signing policy for the AI platform.
• Own software supply-chain assurance standards and ensure the platform build implements and validates against them.
• Collaborate with software engineers, ISSOs, and security testers to integrate security throughout the development lifecycle.
• Communicate security risk and design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor other security engineers through design reviews and career guidance.

• 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.