senior Security Engineer ic · Posted May 19, 2026
$178,400 – $226,700
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Security Engineer based in Redmond, WA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, C, Scala. Compensation is listed at $178,400–$226,700 per year.

Role
Security Engineer
Function
security
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Redmond, WA
Department
Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
Posted
May 19, 2026

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Job description

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Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. Have you wanted an opportunity to secure an advanced satellite broadband telecom service? The Amazon Leo team owns the security of product and operations of Amazon Leo end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. As a Senior Security Engineer on the Amazon Leo Incident Response team, you work tactically with both internal and external stakeholders to respond to and root cause security issues and solve them at massive scale. The role requires you to think strategically to develop and implement changes to drive automation, scalability and continuous progress for the organization. Security Engineers in this role will be founding members of the Leo Incident Response Operations (LIRO) team, a new group which drives emergent security…

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