Security Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA 
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Posted 40 months ago
Position No Longer Available
Position No Longer Available
Job Description
Amazon Payments Services build systems that process payments at an unprecedented scale, with accuracy, speed, and mission-critical availability. We process millions of transactions every day worldwide across various payment methods. Over 100 million customers and merchants send hundreds of billions of dollars moving at light-speed through our systems annually. We are re-inventing the vision of our platform to provide our internal and external clients the best payment gateway service, benchmarked against the top external alternatives.

We are looking for a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated senior security engineer to join our Application Security team. This team owns all aspects of security for all Amazon Payments applications and services.

As a senior security leader, you will
* contribute to the Amazon Payments security direction,
* innovate and solve security challenges at a massive scale,
* secure the design and implementation of several internal and external payments services,
* proactively perform security assessments to prevent security vulnerabilities,
* perform security testing before release,
* partnering closely with our development teams to produce innovative and secure solutions,
* conducting trainings and hackathon to raise developer awareness of security best practices,
* be expected to be strong in multiple domains and will be sought out for advice on technical issues,
* have excellent time management skills along with the ability to deliver results in the face of uncertainty, and
* foster strong team culture.

A successful candidate will be a deeply curious individual who brings technical and leadership expertise, and ability to work within a fast-paced startup culture in a large company that has broad business impact. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor and start on the Amazon Payments innovation as a security leader.


Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.
Basic Qualifications
* BS in computer science, networking, information systems, computer engineering, or 3+ years' equivalent experience
* Minimum of 3 years' experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
* Minimum of 3 years' experience in software architecture, design, implementation
* Minimum of 3 years' experience in cryptography, application security, threat modeling, penetration testing
* Minimum of 4 years scripting or programming experience in Java, Python, Perl, Scala, or other languages
* Minimum of 2 years' experience in executive communications or technical writing; clear, concise, and thorough written and oral communication skills.
* Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

 

Position No Longer Available
Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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