Amazon Information Security Analyst (Mid-Level) Interview Preparation Guide
Information Security Analyst
Amazon
Mid Level
8 rounds
Updated 2/22/2026
Amazon typically uses a multi-round interview process for mid-level security roles. The process begins with recruiter screening, followed by 2 technical phone screens focused on incident response, SIEM tools, and cloud security, and concludes with 5 onsite rounds covering technical security depth, cloud architecture, threat detection, system thinking, and Amazon Leadership Principles.
Interview Rounds
1
Recruiter Screening
45 min5 focus topicsculture fit
2
Technical Phone Screen 1: Incident Response & SIEM Deep Dive
50 min6 focus topicstechnical
3
Technical Phone Screen 2: AWS Security & Cloud Architecture
50 min6 focus topicstechnical
4
Onsite Round 1: Incident Response Deep Dive (Technical)
60 min6 focus topicstechnical
5
Onsite Round 2: Threat Detection & MITRE ATT&CK Framework (Technical)
50 min6 focus topicstechnical
6
Onsite Round 3: Cloud Architecture & Security Design (Technical)
55 min6 focus topicstechnical
7
Onsite Round 4: System Thinking & Workload Security Analysis (Technical)
50 min6 focus topicstechnical
8
Onsite Round 5: Amazon Leadership Principles & Behavioral (Culture Fit)
45 min6 focus topicsbehavioral