Security Engineer Intern - 6 months

Are you excited for the opportunity to secure hundreds of thousands of hosts, hundreds of millions of lines of code, billions of online transactions, and one of the most visited sites on the Internet? Are you passionate about solving problems in an online world where threats grow ever more sophisticated? Do you want to be a part of a world-class information security team to tackle never-before-seen challenges at dizzying scales?
At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build things to benefit our customers. The intense focus we have on our customers is how we’ve earn customer trust and why we are one of the world’s most beloved brands – customer obsession is part of our company DNA. To earn that trust in an environment as vast and varied as Amazon’s and an online world where threats grow ever more sophisticated requires building a world-class information security team to tackle never-before-seen challenges at dizzying scales.
Security Engineers use cutting-edge technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work firsthand. There is a certain kind of person who takes on this role at Amazon – someone who is excited by the idea of creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company whose ship cycles are measured in weeks, not years.

Key job responsibilities
• Create and execute security controls, defences, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal and/or external attacks, seeking guidance from your team and manager
• Develop, test, review, debug or deploy code that supports security protocols
• Work effectively with your team to identify security problems and improve the security aspects of their service(s)
• Assess risks that could affect the integrity, availability, or confidentiality of data, systems, or services
• Resolve security events, incidents, or conduct security assessments using penetration tests, ethical hacking tools, or risk mitigation methodologies to evaluate vulnerabilities
• Classify, store, and handle data in accordance with policy or best practices
• Troubleshoot, research the root cause of, and resolve security or risk issues with guidance

A day in the life
As an intern, you will be matched to a mentor. In addition to learning about an impactful project, you will have the opportunity to engage with Amazonians for both personal and professional development, expand your network, and participate in activities with other interns throughout your internship. No matter the location of your internship, we give you the tools to own your project and learn in a real-world setting.

Basic Qualifications

- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related fields with expected graduation date in 2026-2027
- Experience scripting with Python, Perl, Bash or PowerShell
- Experience with at least one modern language such as Java, Python, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience in at least one of the following domains: access- control system and methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with tools such as Wireshark, encryption software, Snort, Sguil, Suricata, Kibana, Metasploit, Nmap, OpenSSL, or Setkey
- Experience with AWS Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS
- Previous technical internship(s) and/or co-op(s) in one or more of the following domains: access-control system and methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security.
- Familiarity with Database, Storage, & Big Data concepts
- Experience with troubleshooting Networks (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, traceroute, iperf, dig, cURL or related)

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