Senior Security Engineer, AI Red Team, Threat Operations

Amazon
USA2026-03-28VIRTUAL

About the job

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.

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

Qualifications

Minimum

Experience working in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans

Minimum 5+ years of experience in offensive security testing, penetration testing, or security research

Hands-on experience with vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and lateral movement techniques

Strong understanding of cloud security, network security, and application security principles

Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Go, or similar languages

Preferred

7+ years of experience in offensive security or related security engineering roles

Experience with AI/ML security, including threats to AI systems, adversarial machine learning, or AI supply chain security

Track record of building security tools or automation that scales across organizations

Experience with Red Team operations, threat-based assessments, or security research programs

Deep technical knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies

Experience with distributed systems, training infrastructure, or inference optimization

Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations for diverse audiences

Contributions to security research community through publications, presentations, or open-source tools

Understanding of threat actor tradecraft and ability to emulate sophisticated attack techniques

Experience working with cross-functional teams to drive security improvements