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We are looking for an experienced Senior Security Engineer to join our AI Red Team within Threat Operations. You will conduct sophisticated offensive security operations targeting AI systems, infrastructure, and emerging threats. This role is responsible for executing Red Team operations across our AI portfolio, performing security research on novel attack surfaces, and developing automated solutions to scale offensive security capabilities.

You will work closely with security leadership, engineering teams, and researchers to validate security assumptions and drive meaningful improvements in our AI security posture.
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical contributor with deep expertise in offensive security and growing knowledge of AI/ML systems. You'll execute complex security assessments, discover vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure and applications, and translate technical findings into actionable recommendations. This position requires someone who can work independently on sophisticated technical challenges while collaborating effectively across teams to drive security outcomes.
Key job responsibilities
- Conducting Red Team operations targeting AI assets including training pipelines, inference systems, model architectures, and supporting infrastructure
- Performing offensive security research focused on threats to AI systems, AI supply chain security, and AI-enabled threat actor tradecraft
- Discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure, applications, and supporting systems through hands-on security testing
- Developing automated tools and solutions for threat emulation and scaling offensive security capabilities
- Analyzing security findings and providing detailed technical recommendations to engineering teams for remediation
- Collaborating with security engineers and research scientists to advance AI security research and translate findings into practical risk insights
- Simulating sophisticated threat actor techniques to validate detection and response capabilities
- Contributing to the development of security metrics and reporting frameworks that demonstrate program effectiveness
- Supporting cross-organizational security initiatives to assess vulnerabilities introduced by growing reliance on AI
About the team
The Threat Operations team protects critical customer trust points through offensive security operations and emergent threat research

Our mission spans validating security across diverse technology landscapes, from AWS to satellite communications and autonomous systems to frontier AI models and advertising platforms. We simulate sophisticated threat actors, validate security assumptions, and identify novel risk patterns that drive meaningful security improvements. The team comprises security professionals with a cross-section of national security and private sector experience, providing a range of perspectives required for creative problem solving.

We value diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action and Earn Trust. We believe that there are no "perfect" security solutions and we develop and iterate using a continuous improvement process.
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 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.