At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct application security reviews and design secure architectures to protect customer data.
- Company: Join Amazon, a leader in innovation and customer trust.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work-life balance, career growth opportunities, and continuous learning.
- Other info: Diverse team culture that values unique experiences and perspectives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global security while working with top tech minds.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's in computer science and programming experience in languages like Python or Java.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
The Amazon Application Security team focuses on working with our builders to provide experiences that our customers can trust. That means constantly learning new things and solving complex problems to protect the safety, security, and privacy of billions of lives on a global scale.
We are looking for an application security engineer to join the Application Security team. You should know how to prioritize, communicate clearly and compellingly, and understand how to maintain a high level of focus and excellence in a growing application landscape. Passion and discipline around cloud computing is critical, as is a high level of ownership and accountability.
Key job responsibilities
Your work will include:
- Application security reviews
- Secure architecture design
- Threat modeling
- Projects and research work as needed
- Security training and outreach to internal development teams
- Security guidance documentation
- Security metrics delivery and improvements
- Assistance with recruiting activities
About the team
Diverse Experiences: Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.
Inclusive Team Culture: In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness.
Training & Career Growth: We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance: We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language
Preferred qualification
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
- AI/LLM-based automation of security workflows
Application Security Engineer, Amazon Application Security in London employer: Amazon
Amazon is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic internship experience in the vibrant region of Yorkshire and the Humber. With a strong focus on employee growth, interns benefit from hands-on project delivery, collaboration with industry experts, and a clear pathway to graduate opportunities, all within a supportive work culture that values innovation and data-driven decision-making.
