Description
The Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI) organization is responsible for investigating, analyzing, and defending against sophisticated cyber threats targeting Amazon's global businesses and customers. ACTI combines technical expertise, strategic analysis, and advanced tooling to identify emerging threats, track adversary activities, and provide actionable intelligence across Amazon's security ecosystem.
As a Senior Security Engineer within ACTI Engineering, you will architect and lead the development of mission-critical distributed systems that power Amazon's threat intelligence capabilities. You will make key technical decisions that shape our platform's architecture, designing scalable solutions that process, analyze, and correlate vast amounts of security data across Amazon's global infrastructure. Your technical leadership will directly influence ACTI's ability to detect, analyze, and respond to emerging security threats at scale.
US citizenship is required for this position.
Key job responsibilities
* Own and architect critical components of ACTI's threat intelligence platforms, making key technical decisions that impact system scalability, performance, and reliability
* Design and implement distributed systems that process petabytes of security data
* Lead the development of service-oriented architectures that integrate complex threat intelligence workflows
* Drive technical decisions around data modeling, storage solutions, and processing frameworks
* Own the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and operational excellence
* Mentor junior engineers on system design, coding practices, and architectural patterns
* Partner with threat intelligence analysts to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions
* Building some of the largest scale intelligence tooling on earth to defend against evolving security threats
* Production incidents and being part of an on-call rotation
Technical Requirements:
* Strong experience designing and implementing distributed systems at scale
* Deep expertise in service-oriented architecture design patterns
* Proven track record of leading technical projects and making architectural decisions
* Strong proficiency in Python and Typescript
* Experience building production-grade applications
* Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures
* Demonstrated ability to optimize and scale data processing pipelines
* Experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing distributed systems
A day in the life
Threat Intelligence (TI) protects Amazon and its subsidiaries by proactively analyzing new security threats, identifying malicious actors, and researching the evolving threat landscape. ACTI Engineering partners with teams throughout Amazon to facilitate information sharing and increase security resilience through cross-functional collaboration. We share actionable cyber threat information and focus on continually developing collaboration and partnerships with security & intelligence teams throughout Amazon and the security industry. TI drives and enhances our ability to emulate threat actors, respond to security incidents, and to stay one step ahead of our adversaries.
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.
As a Senior Security Engineer within ACTI Engineering, you will architect and lead the development of mission-critical distributed systems that power Amazon's threat intelligence capabilities. You will make key technical decisions that shape our platform's architecture, designing scalable solutions that process, analyze, and correlate vast amounts of security data across Amazon's global infrastructure. Your technical leadership will directly influence ACTI's ability to detect, analyze, and respond to emerging security threats at scale.
US citizenship is required for this position.
Key job responsibilities
* Own and architect critical components of ACTI's threat intelligence platforms, making key technical decisions that impact system scalability, performance, and reliability
* Design and implement distributed systems that process petabytes of security data
* Lead the development of service-oriented architectures that integrate complex threat intelligence workflows
* Drive technical decisions around data modeling, storage solutions, and processing frameworks
* Own the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and operational excellence
* Mentor junior engineers on system design, coding practices, and architectural patterns
* Partner with threat intelligence analysts to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions
* Building some of the largest scale intelligence tooling on earth to defend against evolving security threats
* Production incidents and being part of an on-call rotation
Technical Requirements:
* Strong experience designing and implementing distributed systems at scale
* Deep expertise in service-oriented architecture design patterns
* Proven track record of leading technical projects and making architectural decisions
* Strong proficiency in Python and Typescript
* Experience building production-grade applications
* Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures
* Demonstrated ability to optimize and scale data processing pipelines
* Experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing distributed systems
A day in the life
Threat Intelligence (TI) protects Amazon and its subsidiaries by proactively analyzing new security threats, identifying malicious actors, and researching the evolving threat landscape. ACTI Engineering partners with teams throughout Amazon to facilitate information sharing and increase security resilience through cross-functional collaboration. We share actionable cyber threat information and focus on continually developing collaboration and partnerships with security & intelligence teams throughout Amazon and the security industry. TI drives and enhances our ability to emulate threat actors, respond to security incidents, and to stay one step ahead of our adversaries.
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.
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of non-internship background in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools experience
- 5+ years of work in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans experience
- 4+ years of (non-internship) scripting, programming, and security code review in common programming languages experience
- Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go
- Experience (non-internship) in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language
- Experience (non-internship) in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools
- Experience working in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
- Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 5+ years of work in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans experience
- 4+ years of (non-internship) scripting, programming, and security code review in common programming languages experience
- Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go
- Experience (non-internship) in scripting, programming, and security code reviewing in a common programming language
- Experience (non-internship) in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools
- Experience working in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
- Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
USA, MD, Annapolis Junction - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures/microservices and web services
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MD, Annapolis Junction - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually
