Security Engineering Manager, AWS Security

Security Engineering Manager, AWS Security

Job ID: 2921369 | Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited - A65

Join us in leading a team that builds innovative services protecting AWS from security threats!

As a Security Engineering Manager in AWS Security, you’ll lead a team in building and managing innovative services that detect and automate the mitigation of cyber threats across all of Amazon’s infrastructure. You’ll manage software development engineers, data scientists, and security engineers to develop innovative security solutions at a massive scale. Our services help protect AWS for all customers, preserving our customers’ trust in us. Your team will get to use the full power and breadth of AWS technologies to build services that proactively protect every AWS customer, both internally and externally, from security threats.

Candidates are expected to have a track record of delivering high-quality results in a fast-moving environment. We need someone who’s comfortable building teams, developing talent, delivering results, and leading by example. The team's services operate at a large scale and on critical workloads, so good security judgement and a passion and discipline for operational excellence are key.

Key job responsibilities

Are you excited by big data and analytics technologies? Creating high-fidelity indicators of malicious behavior that are directly actionable? Able to capitalize on the scale and scope all of AWS can provide? Interested in leading a team of software developers, data scientists, and security engineers?

If so, this is a high-impact, high-visibility role with responsibility across all of Amazon. You will have the opportunity to build teams and services that are at the cutting edge of technology, scale, and security operations. You will work directly with AWS service teams, security operations, and infrastructure teams to continually identify, refine, and develop new ideas and opportunities for improving AWS' security posture. You will manage a mixed-discipline team that identifies and creates opportunities to raise the security posture across all of AWS infrastructure, helping to protect AWS, its employees, and our customers.

A day in the life

A successful candidate is one who thrives in a dynamic and diverse environment. You are passionate about utilizing big data and analytics to solve real business problems. This role will offer you the opportunity to lead architectural and technical innovation, and drive the direction of future security solutions. We have a team culture that encourages innovation and expects all team members to have a high degree of ownership for their program, vision, and execution of ideas.

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.

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 the cloud.

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 flexibility is part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 5+ years of working knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and application security
• 1+ years of endpoint detection engineering experience
• Experience managing and building teams that develop, maintain, and scale production software

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience partnering with product or program management teams
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience building scalable, high-performance software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operational excellence

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

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