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Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Foundational Security Services

AmazonColumbus, OHL6 LeadSeptember 15th, 2026
Overview In this role you will strengthen security across Amazon’s services by designing and delivering scalable security features. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve user experience while raising the security bar. The role blends software engineering with security operations in a 24/7 environment, focusing on innovative, foundational security services. You will be part of a global, learning-focused team that values work-life balance and ongoing growth. This is a chance to shape secure by default services at an industry scale. Compensation / Benefitsrelocation support within the EUflexible schedulework-life balance culturementorship and career growthdiverse and inclusive teamtraining and knowledge-sharing ResponsibilitiesOwn on-call duties in a 24/7/365 rotation approximately every 4–6 weeksDesign, deploy and operationalize security features for Amazon services (EC2, S3, etc.)Automate fixes for operational issues and support secure-by-default servicesCollaborate with software development teams to implement scalable, reliable security solutionsContribute to identity security, access control, authentication and lifecycle managementSupport security software operations and incident response in a global setting Key requirementsKnowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)Professional software development experience (non-internship)Experience designing or architecting scalable and reliable systemsProgramming in at least one modern language (C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby)EU member state nationalityExperience deploying or mentoring in identity/access management or web securityExperience with AWS servicescreative problem solvingcustomer-experience obsessionability to learn and challenge the status quodesign patterns and system reliabilityidentity and access managementauthentication and authorization