The Security Engineer II role at Amazon focuses on securing container ecosystems within AWS, including Amazon ECS, EKS, and SageMaker. The position is based in Arlington, VA, and involves assessing and remediating container vulnerabilities. The team collaborates with builder teams across AWS to ensure container fleets are patched effectively. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all qualifications, as Amazon values diverse experiences.

• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language.
• 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 2+ years of IT Security experience.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.

• Analyze public and private vulnerability disclosures and exploit code related to container images and orchestration platforms.
• Assess the technical details and potential impact of container vulnerabilities across AWS's infrastructure.
• Investigate and triage container findings, identifying severity and exploitability.
• Support response and remediation efforts by partnering with builder teams.
• Engineer scalable risk-assessment mechanisms for container workloads.
• Design and implement automation and workflows to enhance patch deployment and remediation tracking.
• Participate in periodic on-call responsibilities for continuous monitoring of container vulnerabilities.

• 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.