Job Description

DESCRIPTION In Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From amazon.com to world class machine learning pipelines, from cutting-edge digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe\'s largest AWS deployment. As an AppSec engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application\'s code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers. The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions. Our organization prizes its employees, and we show it through investing in work-life harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing on-call time and ensuring the team spend their time on the highest-value tasks. Join the stores AppSec organization to work hard, have fun, and make history! Key job responsibilities . Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects . Manual and Automated Secure Code Review, primarily in Java, Python and Javascript . Development of security automation tools . Adversarial security analysis using cutting-edge tools to augment manual effort . Security training and outreach for internal development teams . Security architecture and design guidance . Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches . Influence your team\'s and partners\' process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes About the team Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren\'t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we\'re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life-both in and outside of work. We also embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon\'s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Hyderabad, TS, IND BASIC QUALIFICATIONS . BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience . Minimum of 3 years of experience with at least two of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and network security . Intermediate knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security . Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS . You demonstrate excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk . You have a strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions . You have experience building and securing complex AWS architecture . You have excellent written and verbal communication skills . You work to identify and remove bottlenecks for your teammates, both in process and technology

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