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Security Engineer II, Differentiated Security Team (DST)

Amazon

Location

Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/30/2026

Compensation

$159,300 - $202,400 per year

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

Job description

The Security Engineer will join Amazon's Mergers & Acquisitions security integration team, serving as the technical security lead for newly acquired businesses. This role involves guiding these businesses through their security journey from deal close to full onboarding with Amazon's security services. The team focuses on diverse technology environments and solving real security problems, providing high autonomy and broad ownership. The mission is to ensure seamless and secure customer experiences during critical transitions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
  • Experience in scripting, programming, or security code reviewing in a common language such as Python, Java, or C++.
  • Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP.
  • Experience with AWS products and services.
  • Experience implementing security solutions at the business division level or equivalent.
  • Relevant security certifications such as CCSP, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GICSP, or PenTest+.
  • Experience managing or supporting Mergers and Acquisitions security integration.
  • Experience working across multiple security domains simultaneously.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical security lead for acquisition integrations, driving all post-close security onboarding and risk remediation activities.
  • Assess and secure diverse technology environments inherited through acquisitions, spanning cloud infrastructure, on-premises systems, endpoints, and identity platforms.
  • Partner with corporate development, business sponsors, and security service teams to execute security integration strategies from deal close through full onboarding.
  • Identify security gaps in acquired environments through threat modeling and risk analysis, then build and execute actionable remediation plans.
  • Support onboarding of acquired business assets to Amazon's core security services, providing hands-on troubleshooting and escalation to service-owner teams as needed.
  • Review proposed architecture and design efforts connected to security integration, ensuring they meet Amazon's security bar.
  • Provide security mentoring and training to technical teams from acquired businesses, helping them adopt Amazon security practices and culture.
  • Communicate security risks and integration status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
  • Drive continuous process improvements to how we integrate acquisitions, including evaluating and deploying security tooling at scale.

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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