Applied Scientist II, AI Security

We are seeking an Applied Scientist II to join our AI Security team and use AI to develop foundational services that make security mechanisms more effective and efficient.

As an Applied Scientist II, you will be responsible for researching, modeling, designing, and implementing state-of-the-art AI-based security solutions at Amazon scale. You will partner with applied scientists, security engineers, and software engineers to develop innovative technologies to solve some of our hardest security problems, and build paved path solutions that support builder teams across Amazon throughout their software development journey, enabling Amazon businesses to accelerate the pace of innovation to delight our customers.


Key job responsibilities
• Research and develop accurate and scalable methods to solve foundational security problems.
• Lead and partner with applied scientists and engineers to drive modeling and technical design for complex problems.
• Build security tooling and paved path solutions that support builder teams throughout their software development journey.

About the team
ABOUT AmSec:

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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Austin, TX, USA | Seattle, WA, USA