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Amazon · 4 days ago

Software Developer Engineer, Amazon Leo Security

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$129K/yr - $224K/yr

3+ years exp

Amazon is a leading company in satellite broadband technology, and they are seeking a Software Developer Engineer to support their Leo Security Assurance team. The role involves designing and building software solutions for audit readiness and compliance, as well as collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance security and governance capabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable, secure software solutions to support audit readiness, governance, and regulatory compliance at scale

Write high-quality, efficient, and testable code in modern object-oriented programming languages, contributing to both back-end services and full-stack solutions

Develop and maintain distributed systems that enable automated evidence collection, compliance data integration, and real-time compliance monitoring

Engineer secure data pipelines and integrations between diverse internal systems and compliance platforms, while ensuring integrity, auditability, and regulatory adherence

Collaborate with security, legal, and compliance stakeholders to define and implement solutions that meet evolving audit, risk, and control requirements

Contribute to the full software development lifecycle—including architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and operations—within a compliance automation team

Partner with internal platform teams to embed governance and risk management capabilities into system design and operations

Support the development and evolution of compliance frameworks, control mappings, and automated control testing infrastructure

Identify opportunities for workflow automation, control inheritance, and continuous compliance improvements to streamline assurance efforts

Participate in cross-functional design reviews and strategic planning to shape the future of Kuiper’s compliance automation ecosystem

Qualification

Software development experienceArchitectureGovernanceRiskComplianceProgramming languagesSecurity compliance experienceControl frameworks knowledgeCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Experience programming with at least one software programming language

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENT: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred

3+ 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

1+ years of security, compliance and risk management experience

Experience integrating systems for governance, risk, and compliance purposes, including audit readiness or regulatory reporting

Familiarity with control frameworks such as NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP

Understanding of data classification, export control, and evidence management in regulated environments