Amazon Special Projects is building distributed infrastructure that operates across compute environments Amazon does not fully control. That sentence alone should tell you why this role matters. You will design the trust model that makes this architecture viable: ensuring that workloads are protected, results are verifiable, and the platform meets a bar that earns the confidence of internal and external customers. Security is not a layer we bolt on — it is a constraint that shapes every design decision from day one.
- Knowledge of at least two of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, or Go
- Experience (non-internship) in troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating complex tasks using command line tools
- Experience (non-internship) in industry-based security vulnerabilities identification, attack patterns, and remediation techniques
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience with threat modeling and penetration testing, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities and experience in Linux and Networking protocols
- Deep expertise in hardware attestation (TPM, TEE, secure enclaves) and cryptographic protocols
- 7+ years of experience in security engineering, with at least 3 years focused on systems or infrastructure security
- Strong understanding of zero-trust architectures and their practical implementation
- Experience with secure API design, authentication, and authorization frameworks
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Knowledge of cloud computing services and deployment architecture
- Experience performing technical audits/assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort (e.g., ISO, NIST, SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR and other regulatory/industry certifications)
- Experience securing edge or distributed platforms where hardware is not under direct organizational control
- Background in secure enclave programming (Intel SGX, ARM TrustZone, or AWS Nitro Enclaves)
- Familiarity with ML model protection, including model watermarking or obfuscation techniques
- Published research or patents in applied cryptography, remote attestation, or secure computation
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USA, WA, Seattle – 178,400.00 - 226,700.00 USD annually