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Amazon · 1 month ago

Security Engineer Summer Internship – 2025 (US)

Seattle, WA

Internship, Full-time

Onsite

Intern

$60.34/hr - $102.31/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with experienced Amazonians to create and execute security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal and/or external attacks

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 confidentiality, integrity, or availability 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

Qualification

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PythonNetwork securityCryptographyAWS ServicesPenetration testingBashPerlJavaC++C#Soft skills

Required

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 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

Are 18 years of age or older

Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum

Currently working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other equivalent discipline, with an expected conferral date between October 2025 – December 2028.

Preferred

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.

Enrolled in a Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other equivalent discipline, with an expected conferral date between October 2025 – December 2028.

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Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

Founded in 1994

Seattle, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://amazon.com

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