Senior Security Engineer, AWS Security Verification & Validation Team
Core
Senior technical leader owning complex security testing engagements end-to-end, applying human judgment to resolve high-consequence risks where automation is insufficient.
Role type
Senior Security Engineer (Adversarial Testing & Validation)
Builds
Harnesses for agentic AI, reusable security mechanisms, detection rules, and documented methodologies for AWS services.
Domain
Cloud Security / Adversarial Testing / AI Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Penetration testing, AI-augmented source code review, attack path tracing, risk hypothesis validation, stakeholder communication, test strategy definition, peer review, mentorship, automation framework design
Preferred skills
Experience with agentic systems, expertise in microservice architectures, ability to work in ambiguity
Technologies
AWS proprietary software, agentic AI systems, fuzzers, integration security tests
Responsibilities
Own security for a portfolio of testing engagements and lead complex engagements; Perform penetration testing and AI-augmented source code review; Take risk hypotheses to documented conclusions via proof-of-concept or evidence; Define approaches for engagements lacking security strategy; Trace attack paths across chained components; Produce clear engagement results for non-engineering audiences; Lead communication with developers and stakeholders; Build frameworks, runbooks, and rubrics for repeatable testing; Leave reusable mechanisms behind; Set peer-review bar and mentor engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities