Description AI can "Do Anything Now", and with great power comes great responsibility. Alexa Security team provides security engineering support for next-gen product builders, and uses both AI and traditional methods to accomplish that mission. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Security Engineer, you will influence across organizations and drive secure solutions within Alexa and other AI products. You will work with developers, scientists, and product leaders to deliver magical experiences to customers, while maintaining customer trust. You identify key areas of impact, and drive security improvements across a large organization. You evaluate and prioritize risk effectively, and communicate your work to product leaders at all levels. Invent and improve security controls for internal and external products; including Alexa. You leverage traditional security approaches, and utilize newer AI approaches when appropriate. You are self driven, and identify both problems and solutions independently. You mentor junior engineers to deliver security outcomes. You devise training, runbooks, policy, and other artifacts. You review security artifacts and help guide improvements. You are skilled at identification of vulnerabilities through code review or pentesting. You may create proof-of-concepts for vulnerabilities or new defenses. A day in the life We're largely a traditional security team, with some additional AI specific activities. The product teams are our primary stakeholders. You often will consult on projects. You identify potential risks and mitigations. If an appropriate solution doesn't exist, you propose a new one. You drive long-term security outcomes. You learn details of AI systems, and design solutions that mitigate pitfalls. You advocate for the end-customer, so we can launch quality products built with security from the ground up. You incorporate AI tools into your workflows to increase efficiency without sacrificing quality. About the team 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. In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices. You’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree - 5 years of experience in security engineering in the context of large organizations - In-depth understanding of security threats, hands on experience detecting and defending cyber threats - Ability to develop code with at least one modern language such as Java, Go, TypeScript, Python, Rust and security code review. - Demonstrated technical leadership in security (e.g. tech lead, developed security architecture for a product or system, led technical component of security project, etc.) - Experience leading and coaching junior security engineers to improve their skills and effectiveness Preferred Qualifications - Experience in novel security research, such as CVEs, Bug Bounty, or academic papers - Experience with common cloud services (IAM, Lambda, EC2, S3) for security automation - Experience with data science, big data analytics, cloud telemetry - Experience with GenAI models and tool-using applications, including MCP, or other frameworks Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.