Security Engineer II, LOAF - Lifecycle of A Finding

Amazon is hiring a Security Engineer II, LOAF - Lifecycle of A Finding in Austin, United States. It pays $159k-$202k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this cybersecurity role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
The listed pay starts close to the typical cybersecurity posting on Level.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AWS, Neural Networks and fine tuning.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Build and extend neural-network-powered detection capabilities and scalable systems for application security and vulnerability prevention.

AWSNeural Networks

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In Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From Amazon.com to world class machine learning pipelines, from digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe’s largest AWS deployment.

As a Security Engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers.

The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions.

Our organization prizes its employees, and we show it through investing in work-life
harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing on-
call time and ensuring the team spend their time on the highest-value tasks. Join the stores AppSec organization to work hard, have fun, and make history!

Key job responsibilities
- Design and build scalable systems that detect, classify, and prevent security escapes across all of Amazon
- Develop and extend LOAF's neural network-powered detection capabilities, improving precision and coverage across vulnerability classes
- Architect shift-left tooling that integrates directly into developer workflows, catching vulnerabilities before they reach production
- Own critical components of LOAF's platform end-to-end, from design through deployment and operational excellence
- Partner with security teams across Amazon to understand escape patterns and translate them into automated detection and prevention mechanisms
- Build APIs and integrations that enable engineering teams across the company to consume LOAF's unified escape data and prevention tooling
- Define and instrument metrics that measure real reduction in escape volume, using data to prioritize engineering investment
- Investigate novel vulnerability patterns and prototype detection approaches that expand LOAF's coverage to new escape classes

About the team
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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working 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
- 4+ years of any combination of the following: application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and penetration testing experience
- Knowledge of one or more of the following domains: access-control system and methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security

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
- 2+ years of scripting, programming, or security code review in a common language, such as Python, Java or C++ experience
- Experience with AWS products and services

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, Austin - 159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Security Engineer II, LOAF - Lifecycle of A Finding at Amazon rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Security Engineer II, LOAF - Lifecycle of A Finding is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The listed salary is $159k-$202k a year.
The role is based in US, TX, Austin.
The job was posted on July 10, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Pay

This job starts at: $159k
Typical cybersecurity job: $160k

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