Agentic Engineer - Security, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Amazon's Security team is looking for a Senior Agentic AI Engineer to design and build agent-based systems that enable the security team to operate at scale on a first-of-its-kind AI Factory. This is a Basic qualifications: - 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 6+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - Demonstrated experience building applications or workflows using large language models, including tool use, structured outputs, retrieval, or agentic execution. - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph Preferred: - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders - Experience designing or operating production agent teams or multi-agent systems, including role specialization, delegation, routing, shared context, coordination, conflict resolution, and termination conditions. - Experience with one or more agentic frameworks or protocols, such as LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Strands Agents, the Model Context Protocol, or equivalent internally developed systems. - Experience building agent harnesses that combine instructions, policies, tools, retrieval, memory, permissions, execution environments, and evaluation mechanisms. - Knowledge of security threats specific to LLM and agent systems, including prompt injection, indirect prompt injection, tool misuse, confused-deputy behavior, excessive agency, sensitive-data disclosure, memory poisoning, supply-chain compromise, and evaluation manipulation. - Experience creating tests and evaluations for nondeterministic systems, including quality criteria, representative test cases, failure analysis, regression testing, and human review. - Experience operating or troubleshooting software through logs, metrics, traces, alerts, and structured execution records. - Ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs involving security, reliability, latency, cost, scalability, and maintainability. - Ability to rapidly prototype solutions and turn successful prototypes into maintainable, documented engineering systems. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, MD, Jessup - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually USA, VA, Arlington - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually USA, VA, Herndon - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually