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Your mission is to secure the AI experiences of hundreds of millions of our customers. You bring AI security talent and expertise to a fast-paced environment where you will be relied upon to partner with our talented software development teams in building secure AI applications.\nAs an AI Security Engineer, you will work with software development teams to ensure the security of AI applications. You will review code for security issues, build frameworks to help developers create more secure software, and adjust designs to improve protection. You will also perform security research, analyze bug reports, conduct risk assessments, develop automation, maintain documentation, and create tools that reduce security risks. Your work drives secure, reliable AI applications for Amazon's customers.\nThis position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.\nKey job responsibilities\n- You will create, update, and maintain threat models for a wide variety of software projects.\n- You will perform manual and automated code review, primarily in Java, Python, and JavaScript\n- You will develop AI security automation tools.\n- You will perform AI security training and outreach for internal development teams.\n- You will provide AI security architecture and design guidance.\n- You will independently solve AI security problems that require novel methods or approaches.\n- You will influence your team's and partners' process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes.\nA day in the life\nYour day starts with a sweep of model telemetry: you review anomalies the detection tooling surfaced overnight, triage them, and open an investigation into an adversarial input pattern against a deployed model. You pull forensic data to establish what happened, drive the incident through containment, and capture the learning as a new detection. Midday, you review a scanning rule and integrate an AI/ML security automation tool into the pipeline. In the afternoon, you document after-action findings and coordinate reporting among the team.\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences\nAmazon 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.\nWhy Amazon Security?\nAt 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.\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn 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.\nTraining & Career Growth\nWe’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.\nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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.\nBasic qualifications\n- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Development, Mathematics, or a similar STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field\n- 3+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience\n- Experience programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language\n- Knowledge of machine learning concepts and the ML model lifecycle (training, deployment, inference), and of AI/ML-specific threats such as adversarial inputs, model evasion, data poisoning, or model extraction.\n- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.\nPreferred qualifications\n- Knowledge of fundamentals of networking, security, databases (relational or NoSQL), operating systems (Unix, Linux, and/or Windows)\n- Hands-on experience securing or attacking AI/ML systems (adversarial ML, red-teaming models, or ML threat detection), such as familiarity with MITRE ATLAS.\n- Security certification such as GCIH, GSEC, GCFA, GREM, Security+, CISSP, CISA, or CISM.\n- Experience configuring security automation (static/dynamic analysis, code-quality, container scanning) and integrating AI/ML security tooling into pipelines.\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nOur 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.\nThe 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. 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