{"id":1295180,"url":"https://alion.io/job/amazon-security-engineer-amazon-leo-security","title":"Security Engineer, Amazon Leo Security","company":{"id":19,"name":"Amazon","domain":"amazon.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/amazon","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Career site","truth_index":null},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Redmond, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":159300,"max":202400,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":202400},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Bootstrap","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Ruby","optional":false},{"name":"TCP/IP","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true},{"name":"Threat Modeling","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T03:40:58Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.\nHave you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite based broadband telecom service? The Amazon Leo Security team owns the security of product and operations of Amazon Leo end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. You will work in a start-up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.\nExport Control Requirement - Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.\nKey job responsibilities\nYou will be responsible for working with security engineers on the team and builders in Leo to develop security tooling for automating the security review process, identifying security issues in existing product code-bases and cloud infrastructure, and helping our team move at machine speed.\nYou will collaborate with builder teams to assess technical debt and risk. You will provide strategic direction that addresses vulnerabilities and fortifies our products. You will be a resource that leads the burn down of long-term risk.\nYou will guide teams towards solutions that are secure by default. If secure-by-default solutions don’t exist, you will invent & propose them. You will leverage support from automation teams that find discoverable vulnerabilities. You will advocate for the creation & deployment of new testing tools, and detection mechanisms.\nYou will enable builder teams to become proactive & self-sufficient on security. You will work with builder teams to understand their build processes. You'll ensure that they use appropriate security linting & static analysis tools. You'll help our builders find security solutions that reduce security operations costs over time. You will instill a security culture in builder teams. You will mentor builders who aspire to become security advocates & security engineers via 1-1 sessions & office hours.\nYou will propose a security vision for the business that delivers security that protects our customers. \nAnd last of all, you will hack some really cool bleeding edge tech!\nA day in the life\nIn this highly dynamic role, you'll be accountable for deciding where your time investments provide the most value. You will have a blend of proactive and reactive work. Teams will reach out for ideas on how to handle a wide variety of security problems. You can anticipate implementation questions like \n\"What's the right way to handle authentication tokens in service to service communications?\"\n\"We need to define security requirements for a confidential new product launch.\"\n\"We've experienced an incident and need to perform 5 why's analysis to identify and correct the problem that produced the incident.\" \nWhen you're not working on responding to the questions of your builder teams, you will be evaluating overall org performance to identify architectural defects and proposing new security initiatives to correct problems in the org. You will help Amazon maintain a high bar for customer security.\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\nexperience 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- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience\n- 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) experience\n- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or 2+ years of IT Security experience\n- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP\n- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques\nPreferred qualifications\n- 2+ 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- Knowledge of command line tools to troubleshoot protocols, analyze log outputs, or automate basic tasks\n- Knowledge of networking protocols, to include HTTP(S), DNS, and TCP/IP\n- Experience with AWS products and services\n- Experience performing security activities across one or more phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, and security testing\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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