Amazon.com Services LLC

Systems, Quality, Security Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, amazon security

Manager,SecurityEngineering

$100–237k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Manager, Security Engineering at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Security Engineering, People leadership, Third-party security. Lead security engineers. Define third-party security controls”

Industry & Context.

Systems, Quality, Security Engineering, Systems Security Engineering, amazon security
Problems you'll solve

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What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years managing teams, 5+ years software security experience, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Knowledge of web services security, Knowledge of video content protection, Knowledge of cryptography, Knowledge of network security protocols, Knowledge of operating system security, Experience applying threat modeling, Experience applying risk identification techniques

Nice to Have

Information security professional certification, Master's degree in Computer Science

What You'll Do.

Lead security engineers

Define third-party security controls

Enforce third-party security controls

Set security strategy

Define security controls to prioritize

Evolve security controls

Integrate security controls

Translate security requirements

Shape product roadmaps

Shape feature priorities

Improve assessment precision

Conduct threat modeling

Conduct security architecture reviews

Conduct risk assessments

Develop security guidance

Maintain security guidance

Develop documentation

Maintain documentation

Author documents for leadership

Communicate security risks

Communicate resource needs

Communicate strategic priorities

Build operational excellence mechanisms

Track review throughput

Track quality metrics

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Product; Partner with Software Engineering; Partner with Applied Science

Communication Scope

Executive presentations

Full Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Security Engineering Manager to join our Secure Third Party Tools team. Our team builds the standards, controls, and expert review processes that ensure external vendors, software providers, and services meet Amazon's security bar before they interact with our data or systems. In this role, you'll manage a team of Security Engineers who define and maintain the security controls that 3P are assessed against, conduct expert security reviews for complex engagements, and provide continuous feedback that improves the accuracy of our assessment automation. You'll be responsible for both the technical quality of your team's output and the professional growth of your team. This is a role where security expertise meets people leadership. You'll set direction for your team while partnering closely with Product, Software Engineering and Applied Science, to ensure that security standards are effectively translated into scalable, automated tooling. Your team's work directly determines whether Amazon can move fast with 3P while maintaining the highest security standards. Key job responsibilities - Lead a team of Security Engineers who define and enforce Amazon's third-party security controls. - Set the security vision and strategy for your team's domain—defining which security controls to prioritize, how to evolve them against emerging threats, and how to integrate them into automated assessment systems. - Partner with Product and Engineering to translate security requirements into tool capabilities, providing subject-matter expertise that shapes product roadmaps and feature priorities. - Drive the feedback loop between manual expert reviews and automated assessment outputs, continuously improving precision and reducing the need for human intervention. - Conduct threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and risk assessments for complex or novel third-party integrations. - Develop and maintain security guidance, runbooks, and documentation fo

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