Security Engineer II–AMZ011502
Austin, TXFull-time$159–202K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Amazon seeks a Security Engineer II to provide frontline information security support, contribute to security policies and processes, review application security, and support events affecting tier-one customer-facing services. The role also involves troubleshooting recurring issues and escalating them for resolution. Candidates need a relevant bachelor’s degree and one year of experience in the role or a related occupation, including specified security, risk, vulnerability, programming, and coordination experience.
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Description
MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Employer: Amazon.com Services LLC
Offered Position: Security Engineer II – AMZ011502
Job Location: 11815 Alterra Parkway, Austin, TX, 78758
Position Responsibilities: Provide frontline support for all information security related issues,
such as penetration testing, network and service configuration, advising on security policy
compliance, handling data confidentiality issues, and monitoring and responding to emerging
threats. Contribute to the development of Information Security policies and process. Conduct
application security reviews and recommend solutions to resolve application security issues.
Provide information security support during events impacting tier one customer-facing services.
Identify and troubleshoot recurring issues and escalate appropriately for full resolution.
Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science,
Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics or a related field and
one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have one year of
experience in the following skill(s): application and infrastructure information security;
application of threat modeling or other risk identification techniques; knowledge of system
security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing, source code
review, configuring advanced runtime and static vulnerability testing tools; programming in Java,
C, C++, Perl, Ruby or Python; and coordinating responsibility of technical security tasks.
40 hours/week, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Salary Range $159,300 - $202,400 per year.
Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.
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Basic Qualifications
Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science,
Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics or a related field and
one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have one year of
experience in the following skill(s): application and infrastructure information security;
application of threat modeling or other risk identification techniques; knowledge of system
security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing, source code
review, configuring advanced runtime and static vulnerability testing tools; programming in Java,
C, C++, Perl, Ruby or Python; and coordinating responsibility of technical security tasks. #0000
40 hours/week, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Salary Range $159,300 - $202,400 per year
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Please see job description and the position requirements as mentioned above.
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.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,192 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$159–202K/yr
- Texas median$130–202K/yr179 salary ranges
- US median$132–204K/yr3,385 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $181K, is 7% above the Texas median midpoint ($169K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 274 open Security Engineer jobs in Texas and 4,192 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,633 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,104 of the 4,192 open Security Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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