{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8de5857dab06a05661dff14c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8de5857dab06a05661dff14c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8de5857dab06a05661dff14c","title":"Security Engineer, Threat Detection","description":"DESCRIPTION\nAre you excited about advancing the state of threat detection at scale to mitigate risk from an ever-evolving threat landscape impacting a diverse range of businesses?\n\nAmazon Stores Security's Threat Detection team is looking for a highly motivated Security Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will research emerging threats to develop new detection ideas and build high-confidence detections that proactively identify malicious activity across large-scale log data. You will work closely with Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, and Red Team to understand threat models and deliver detections that enable rapid response. You will also develop innovative methods utilizing the latest techniques to detect threats at scale. Your expertise will help defend the data of Amazon's millions of customers against the most critical threats.\n\nKey job responsibilities\n\nIdentify critical threats targeting Amazon's network by leveraging threat intelligence and security research, then deliver high-fidelity threat detections aligned to attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).\nEnhance detection engineering processes by improving how detections are scoped, prioritized, developed, tested, and maintained throughout their lifecycle.\nDevelop platform requirements to enrich alerts with contextual data, reduce false positives, and automate remediation and response actions in coordination with incident response teams.\nResearch and develop mechanisms to advance detection capabilities through machine learning, advanced data correlation, risk-based alerting, or generative AI.\nAutomate your way through challenges using Python or other scripting languages to build tooling, validate detections, and streamline operational workflows at scale.\n\nA day in the life\nMost days you'll be heads-down building and tuning detections, digging into log data to figure out what malicious activity looks like and how to catch it reliably. You'll spend time reading up on the latest threats and turning that research into something actionable. You'll also work on advancing how we detect threats, whether that's prototyping new approaches using machine learning or generative AI, improving enrichment pipelines, or finding ways to scale what we do. It's a mix of deep technical work and close collaboration with security teams across the organization.\n\nAbout the team\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.\n\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.\n\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.\n\nTraining and 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.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience triaging and developing security alerts and response automation, conducting front-line analysis, and providing escalation support\nExperience scripting with Python, Perl, Bash or PowerShell\nKnowledge of web protocols, common attacks, and Linux/Unix tools and architecture\nKnowledge of cloud computing concepts and design considerations\n1+ years of non academic experience in any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution, or experience leading and influencing your team or organization\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\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.\n\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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.\n\nUSA, TX, Austin - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually","company":"Amazon.com Services","rawCompany":"amazoncom services","city":"Austin","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-15T15:56:35.683Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"},{"code":"15-1212.00","title":"Information Security Analysts","slug":"information-security-analysts"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"561621","title":"Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)","slug":"security-systems-services-except-locksmiths"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Security Engineer, Threat Detection","description":"DESCRIPTION\nAre you excited about advancing the state of threat detection at scale to mitigate risk from an ever-evolving threat landscape impacting a diverse range of businesses?\n\nAmazon Stores Security's Threat Detection team is looking for a highly motivated Security Engineer to join our team. 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