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# Application Security Engineer, Leo Proactive Security, Leo Security - METALS

US, WA, Redmond Security 

Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted September 9, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10534662/application-security-engineer-leo-proactive-security-leo-security-metals)

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## Job description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Have you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite broadband telecom environment? The Amazon Leo team owns the security of product and environment of Leo end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms.

You will work in a start-up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

### Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

### Key job responsibilities

Role & Responsibilities of a Security Engineer II

* Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for various components of the Leo Enterprise, Manufacturing, Lab, and Launch Operations domains

* Manual and Automated Secure Code Review in Java or other common languages

* Network and infrastructure assessments

* Development of scrappy security automation tools

* 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

* And last but not least, you will hack some really cool bleeding edge tech!

### A day in the life

In this highly dynamic role, you'll be accountable for deciding where your time investments provide the most value. You will have a blend of proactive and reactive work. Teams will reach out for ideas on how to handle a wide variety of security problems. You can anticipate implementation questions like

"What's the right way to handle authentication tokens in service to service communications?"

"We need to define security requirements for a confidential new product launch."

"We've experienced an incident and need to perform 5 why's analysis to identify and correct the problem that produced the incident."

When you're not working on responding to the questions of your builder teams, you will be evaluating overall org performance to identify architectural defects and proposing new security initiatives to correct problems in the org. You will help Amazon maintain a high bar for customer security.

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.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Sep 9, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 39 days
- Location: US, WA, Redmond[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10534662/application-security-engineer-leo-proactive-security-leo-security-metals)

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