Amazon.com Services LLC
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SecurityEngineeringManager,AWSFoundational&HardwareSecurity
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“Security Engineering Manager, AWS Foundational & Hardware Security at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Security Engineering Management, Hardware Security, AWS Security. Lead and manage a team of security engineers. Develop and implement security strategies”
What You'll Achieve.
Enhance AWS foundational security posture; Strengthen hardware security controls; Reduce security risks; Ensure compliance with security standards
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Security incident analysis; Complex problem solving
On-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years of experience in security engineering, 3+ years of experience managing security teams, Experience with hardware security, Experience with AWS foundational security
Nice to Have
Master's degree or PhD, Experience with cloud security architecture, Experience with security compliance frameworks, Experience with threat modeling, Experience with cryptography
What You'll Do.
Lead and manage a team of security engineers
Develop and implement security strategies
Oversee security architecture for AWS foundational services
Ensure hardware security best practices
Conduct security reviews and risk assessments
Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security
Stay current with emerging security threats
Mentor and develop team members
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Engineering teams; Product teams
Communication Scope
Technical presentations; Stakeholder communication
Process & Methodology
Agile methodologies, Project planning
Full Job Description
AWS Security is seeking an experienced and technical Security Engineering Manager to lead the Foundational & Hardware Security team. In this role, you will own the hardware security practice within AWS, driving security strategy across custom silicon design, firmware, and platform technologies. You will lead a team of world-class security engineers, engage deeply with AWS hardware engineering and platform teams to shape their security roadmaps, and ensure that AWS hardware platforms — from custom chipsets to edge and hybrid devices — are built and operated to the highest security standards. This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of hardware engineering and security, with direct influence on the security posture of AWS's global cloud infrastructure, custom silicon programs, and edge computing portfolio. Key job responsibilities * Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership * Engage early with AWS hardware engineering teams — including silicon design, firmware, and platform engineering — to influence their security roadmaps, embed security requirements from the earliest stages of product design, and ensure security is a first-class consideration from chip architecture through deployment * Define and drive the multi-year hardware security strategy for AWS, covering: * Custom silicon security: chip-level security architecture for AWS-designed processors such as Graviton, Trainium, and Inferentia — including secure boot, hardware root of trust, memory protection, and inter-chip communication security (encryption, side-channel resistance, power analysis attack mitigations) * Firmware security: secure firmware development lifecycle, firmware integrity verification, anti-rollback protections, and vulnerability management across AWS hardware platforms * TPM and cryptographic hardware: TPM implementation, hardware security module (HSM) integration, and cryptographic key management at the har
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