Security Software Development Engineer, Corporate Services Security

Job description

The Corporate Services Security (CPSS) Finance and Communication Security Team is responsible for securing the applications, infrastructure and data developed across Finance & Global Business Services (FGBS) and Communications & Corporate Responsibility (CCR). We partner with builder teams to minimize security risks across their applications while being a business enabler. Our team develops security tooling and automation to provide high quality security findings earlier in development lifecycle.

We are responsible for defining and executing on the security and privacy requirements across the entire organization.

We are looking for a Security SDE to join Amazon's Corporate Services Security team. As a security technical subject matter expert, you will engage with business, product, and technology leaders to drive security solutions at scale by partnering with senior engineers on the team. You will partner closely with our development and security teams to produce innovative and secure solutions.

Our customers demand high standards, so a passion and discipline around security and delivery is critical. A high level of ownership and accountability is essential.

Key job responsibilities

Build AI-powered security tools and automation end to end: Contribute to technical vision, design, and delivery at large-scale, protecting Amazon Corporate Customers. Contribute to architectural direction and high judgment decisions that shape the roadmap. Leverage Agentic AI development best practices to accelerate every phase.

Cross-team technical leadership

Drive execution across multiple teams and stakeholders. Decompose complex, ambiguous problems into actionable plans, unblock dependencies, and deliver cross-team initiatives on time and at quality.

Champion AI-assisted secure SDLC practices

Contribute to the team's AI first development workflows including agentic coding and experimental techniques. Under the guidance of senior engineers, drive adoption, measure impact on security, velocity and quality, and set the standard for the whole team.

Security and technical direction

Partner with senior security engineers, researchers, principal engineers, and senior leadership to translate customer security needs into technical requirements. Influence roadmap priorities with data and technical insight.

Contributing to building the foundation for the team

Under the guidance of the senior engineers, establish development best practices, and technical review processes that set the bar for all future work.

Mentor and grow engineers

Develop junior engineers through pairing, design reviews, and hands on coaching. Foster a culture of ownership and continuous learning.

Contribute to operational excellence

Own security of your services. Lead on call rotations, drive root cause analysis, and implement systemic improvements.

Innovate with urgency

Prototype security solutions rapidly, validate with customers, and iterate. Bring a builder's mindset to an environment where the best idea wins.

A day in the life

As a Software Security Engineer, you will collaborate with application development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing novel services using GenAI. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the software design for a new service. The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly.

Technically, this person will be a software specialist with deep expertise within software development combined with security know. They will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.

The Corporate Services Security (CPSS) Product Security Team is responsible for securing the applications, infrastructure and data developed across People eXperience and Technology (PXT), Finance & Global Business Services (FGBS), Legal and Communications and Corporate Responsibility (CCR). Our team develops security tooling and automation to provide high quality security findings earlier in development lifecycles.

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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

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.

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. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.