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Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Science of Security

Amazon · Arlington, VA, US

Amazon is hiring a lead Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Science of Security in Arlington, VA, US. What you'll do: mentoring, work across the healthcare and security domains. Qualifications: familiarity with AWS. Paying $167K–$226K.

Hiring signals for Computer and Information Research Scientists

SOC 15-1221 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

60
/ 100
Stable

Computer and Information Research Scientists Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($226k vs $135k national)
  • Most postings refresh within a month (28% open 30+ days)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 32% from the last 14 days)

Computer and Information Research Scientists job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Computer and Information Research Scientists.

  • 526Active postings
  • 2Posted this week
  • 145Open 30+ days28% of active
  • 29Remote / hybrid6% of active
  • 25%List salary132 of 526
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $226kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 17dMedian agep90 48d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Data Science483$226k n=130—
Backend6——
Full-stack4——
VP2——
Engineering1——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time16$252k n=15—
Intern15——
Temporary6$205k n=4—
Contract3——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology459$226k n=130—
Transportation & Logistics192$226k n=82—
Retail175$226k n=81—
Manufacturing105——
Healthcare25——

Top categories

  • Data Science483
  • Backend6
  • Full-stack4
  • VP2
  • Engineering1
  • CTO1

In-demand skills

  • Python45
  • AWS42
  • Express39
  • PyTorch34
  • Go20
  • C++17
  • Apache Spark16
  • Google Cloud16

Top sectors

  • Technology459
  • Transportation & Logistics192
  • Retail175
  • Manufacturing105
  • Healthcare25
  • Media & Entertainment21

Employment mix

  • Unspecified486 · 92%
  • Full-time16 · 3%
  • Intern15 · 3%
  • Temporary6 · 1%
  • Contract3 · 1%

Top hiring companies

Category
Data Science
Salary
$167k–$226k
Source
amazon.jobs
Original link
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10374121/senior-applied-scientist-aws-science-of-security
Posted
1 month ago (2026-03-23)
Status
active

Skills: AWS

Topics: Healthcare, Security

Activities: Mentoring

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