We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Santa Clara, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist III to lead the architectural vision and development of an autonomous AI security platform that will redefine how security assessments and enforcement are conducted at scale. This mission-critical platform will leverage AI-driven autonomous agents to conduct proactive, intelligent security operations across the company. The platform will integrate deeply with internal security, engineering, and cloud-native tools to provide self-serve, automated security insights, verifications, and enforcement mechanisms. This role requires strong technical expertise in AI/ML, LLMs, and distributed cloud infrastructure, as well as thought leadership to drive alignment across multiple teams and business units. This is an opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven security automation at an enterprise scale, defining standards, influencing company-wide security posture, and leading technical innovation at the highest level. Key job responsibilities * Architect and define the next-generation autonomous AI security platform, leading the technical strategy for AI-driven security automation across applied science and engineering teams * Lead the applied science team in exploring multi-agent LLM framework, and influence your organizations in adopting the promising approaches * Develop a highly scalable, LLM-based intelligent security agent framework that enables internal teams to automate security analysis, generate application security reports, and enforce security policies. * Combine depth and breadth of domain expertise and provide technical leadership to the entire team while also doing hands-on work by diving deep into details to diagnose complex system performance problems. * Act as a technical mentor and leader, fostering a culture of innovation and security-first AI engineering. A day in the life The mission of the AI Security Platform organization is to ensure Generative AI experiences delivered by Amazon to our customers uphold our high security standards and to harness AI to strengthen Amazon’s security posture more efficiently and effectively. About the team Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why Amazon Security? At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores Inclusive Team Culture In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices. Training & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.