Security Engineer, Identity and Access Management

Are you passionate about securing identity systems at global scale? The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security team is seeking a Security Engineer to help protect and improve authentication and authorization across Amazon's Stores, Digital, and Other (SDO) organizations.

In this role, you will:
- Participate in architectural reviews and threat models for identity systems
- Develop and support requirements for Amazon's IAM security initiatives
- Improve access management infrastructure across a complex global environment
- Provide authN/authZ design review and threat modeling services across the enterprise
- Implement and maintain automated security audits for identity workflows
- Collaborate with business teams on technologies such as FIDO2, Kerberos, Single Sign-On, and Passwordless Authentication

We invest in deeply understanding the different ways Amazon does business to devise strategies that meaningfully improve security posture while enabling business productivity. You'll work on difficult problems independently, influence service teams, and drive security outcomes across teams.

Data-driven decisions are important to us. You will draw heavily on your experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data to create compelling communications to peer teams and leadership.

If you're excited about securing identity at scale and have experience with modern authentication protocols, we'd love to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities
- Protect and secure Amazon authentication and authorization workflows across Stores, Digital, and Other (SDO) business units
- Participate in architectural reviews, threat models, and secure design consultations for identity systems
- Implement and maintain automated security audits (SAST/DAST) to ensure identity workflows adhere to security standards
- Develop policies, procedures, and guidance for the identity lifecycle (provisioning, authentication, authorization, deprovisioning)
- Collaborate with Business Security Teams (BSTs) to deploy and validate authentication configurations for Amazon-owned endpoints
- Create and maintain scripts to automate reporting and security operations across various IAM technologies
- Work with technologies such as FIDO2/WebAuthn, Kerberos, Single Sign-On, Passwordless Authentication, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML
- Analyze, troubleshoot, investigate, and remediate identity security events
- Collect and analyze data to drive security decisions and communicate findings to peer teams and leadership

A day in the life

As a Security Engineer on the IAM team, you will work across multiple security disciplines to protect Amazon's identity infrastructure. A typical day may include:

- Reviewing threat models for new authentication flows and recommending mitigations to service teams
- Conducting security code reviews on identity protocol implementations (OAuth, SAML, OIDC)
- Writing and maintaining Python scripts to automate security audits and generate compliance reports
- Consulting with business teams on passwordless authentication, FIDO2, and SSO deployments
- Analyzing alerts from detection tools and investigating identity security events
- Communicating findings and security recommendations to stakeholders and leadership


About the team
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security team drives improvements to authentication and authorization for Amazon's Stores, Digital, and Other (SDO) organizations. We invest in deeply understanding the different ways Amazon does business to devise strategies that meaningfully improve security posture while enabling business productivity.

As a core component of modern technology, IAM provides security teams with a mechanism to holistically enforce central security policy and reduce the risk of fraud and lateral movement. Our team advises the business on IAM security risks and best practices through consultation and project engagements, and implements security guidance for human, device, and service identity workloads.

We are a collaborative team that values ownership, curiosity, and a bias for action. You'll work alongside experienced security engineers who are passionate about solving complex identity challenges at Amazon's scale.

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

- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review in a common programming language (non-internship) experience
- 2+ years of troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating basic tasks using command line tools (non-internship) experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- Knowledge of industry-based security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques

Preferred Qualifications

- 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
- Knowledge of command line tools to troubleshoot protocols, analyze log outputs, or automate basic tasks
- Experience with AWS products and services
- 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

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, TX, Dallas - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually