Security Engineer - SBS Pentesting

Description

Application deadline: Nov 18, 2026

Come join our offensive security team dedicated to the detection and exploitation of vulnerabilities affecting Amazon consumer devices. This includes performing low-level reviews of hardware, bootloaders, radios, secure enclaves, or OS security features of devices, service reviews including authentication mechanisms, AI, mobile, & web apps. Engineers are also encouraged to experiment with automated techniques, such as symbolic execution, fuzzing, machine learning, or static analysis.

In this role, you will be part of a dedicated team of talented security engineers performing penetration testing exercises to identify vulnerabilities. You will strive to understand systems, software, and services deeply and develop creative ways to break assumptions in order to find vulnerabilities. You care deeply about keeping Amazon customers safe and therefore are passionate about mitigating vulnerabilities/risks by providing actionable guidance to product teams and drive long term security improvements. You're well-known for your excellent prioritization skills as well as your ability to communicate at all levels of an organization.

If you're passionate about finding security bugs, writing tools to reduce manual testing, and enjoy seeing your work's impact across Amazon consumer products and services, then this position is for you. Candidates from entry to senior level will all be considered.

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
* Perform penetration testing exercises across all products, services, and software released by Amazon's Specialized Businesses and develop proof of concept exploits.
* Perform vulnerability research using variety of custom tooling and technologies (e.g. symbolic execution, static analyzers, fuzzers, scanners, machine learning, etc).
* Create tools for the discovery of vulnerabilities as well as scale security testing.
* Review technical solutions to provide guidance to help mitigate security vulnerabilities as well as provide actionable long-term risk mitigation guidance to drive security improvements.
* Develop detailed technical documentation describing identified vulnerabilities, associated impact as well as recommendations for guidance for communication with internal engineering stakeholders as well as leadership.

A day in the life
* perform pentests on yet-to-be-released devices or software ensuring it meets security requirements
* Perform code review of a driver for a new device being launched to our customers
* Write proof-of-concept code to demonstrate the impact of a security issue
* Raise the security bar of vendor-provided hardware (such as whether there are security flaws in its boot process, etc.)
* Verify the code fixes made to address security issues
* Develop prompts, scripts or tools to automate assessments of targets
* Conduct independent vulnerability research on launched products or dependencies

About the team
The penetration testing team is part of the Specialized Business Security organization, which is responsible for the entire SDLC, vulnerability management, incident response, and overall security across Amazon Consumer Devices (Kindle, Ring, FireOS, Kuiper, Alexa, eero and more), Leo, Global Media Entertainment, Ads, Audible, and Corporate Services. The penetration testing team is responsible for reviewing these products, with focus on penetration testing, fuzzing and vulnerability research.

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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.

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.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
- 3+ years of industry-based experience in security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques (non-internship) experience
- Knowledge of cloud services such as AWS or equivalent
- Experience tracing sources and sinks during code review to identify vulnerabilities, and providing contextual remediation guidance to address vulnerability root cause.
- Experience designing and reviewing secure system architectures through the use of Threat Modeling incorporating sophisticated and modern attacks.

Preferred Qualifications

- Foundational knowledge of hardware security fundamentals.
- Experience in CTF competitions, CVE research, and/or Bug Bounty recognition.
- Experience with applying and assessing Machine Learning technologies.
- Published security research (e.g. conference presentations, whitepapers, blog posts).

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco 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.

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.