Security Engineer, Security for Employee and Legal Systems (SEALS)
AmazonSecurity Engineer, Security for Employee and Legal Systems (SEALS)
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/29/2026
Compensation
$136,000 - $184,000 per year
Job description
This role involves protecting HR and Legal applications at Amazon by executing security assessments and code reviews. You will be part of the SEALS team, which focuses on continuous automated evaluation to secure applications that handle sensitive data. The team values curiosity and clear communication while addressing evolving security challenges related to GenAI and agentic capabilities. You will collaborate closely with builders and peer security teams to ensure security feedback is integrated early in the development process.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing.
- Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.
- Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance.
Responsibilities
- Execute security assessments and code reviews for HR and Legal applications.
- Contribute to threat models for applications in your domain.
- Help author and refine automated detection rules for code commits.
- Support builder teams in adopting secure-by-default infrastructure.
- Investigate security findings and work with builders to drive remediation.
- Contribute to security automation and tooling to reduce manual effort.
- Document work clearly for other engineers to understand.
- Communicate security risks to the team and leadership.
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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