Software Development Manager, Defensive Security
Amazon.com
Do you get excited about building customer obsessed products supporting business critical initiatives? Interested in cloud security engineering? Enjoy working with the latest and greatest AWS technologies? Here in Amazon Stores Security, we have that special role just for you! The Vulnerability Management and Remediation (VMR) Engineering team is building the next generation of mission critical security systems for protecting Amazon assets. Our innovations leverage automation and latest technologies to empower Amazon defensive security and security management teams globally. Our customers are Amazon, internal stakeholders, and Amazon’s customers. Our engineers work directly with stakeholders, get close to customers' needs, and are empowered to take technical risks to build the best-in-class software with respect to quality, scale, and insights. The technical foundation this team builds, helps keep all of Amazon including business units (Fulfillment Centers, Physical Stores, Whole Foods, Fresh, etc.) secure.
We are looking for a dynamic manager who has a passion for making internal business teams successful. The ideal candidate has deep technical experience, preferably in AWS technologies, strong verbal and written communication, and excels at balancing priorities between a near-term and long-term focus. They know how to position their team to meet consistent shifting demands of the business. We desire someone who is passionate about coaching, and helping engineers achieve their desired potential, while getting hands on with designs to shape the team's high scale systems.
Key job responsibilities
- You will manage and mentor a high performing team of engineers, fostering a collaborative environment, conducting performance reviews, and promoting professional growth.
- You will define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for our cloud-based security products and services, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align on requirements and priorities.
- You will review architecture design and overseeing software development of highly scalable systems.
- You will communicate technical concepts, project status, and risk assessments to stakeholders at all levels, both technical and non-technical.
- You will ensure that security is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment and promote continuous innovation to enhance the security, performance, and scalability of our cloud-based solutions.
A day in the life
As the manager of the team you own vision and mission of the team. You will attend daily operations calls, team standups, and meet with stakeholders regarding short-term/long-term projects. You will weekly meet with your team to discuss their career goals, and passions. You will lead operational excellence initiatives. You will partner with your Sr. SDEs to create architectures that will scale for the long term. You will provide guidance to senior leaders on long-term technical strategies and approaches to solving problems within your domain.
About the team
The team is led by a tenured Amazon leader, and is supported with Sr. SDEs. The team's core skills center around UX, automation, and improving customer efficiency with speed and accuracy. The team expects Tier-1-quality for all business critical workflows and security incident response.
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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
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 cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
We are looking for a dynamic manager who has a passion for making internal business teams successful. The ideal candidate has deep technical experience, preferably in AWS technologies, strong verbal and written communication, and excels at balancing priorities between a near-term and long-term focus. They know how to position their team to meet consistent shifting demands of the business. We desire someone who is passionate about coaching, and helping engineers achieve their desired potential, while getting hands on with designs to shape the team's high scale systems.
Key job responsibilities
- You will manage and mentor a high performing team of engineers, fostering a collaborative environment, conducting performance reviews, and promoting professional growth.
- You will define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for our cloud-based security products and services, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align on requirements and priorities.
- You will review architecture design and overseeing software development of highly scalable systems.
- You will communicate technical concepts, project status, and risk assessments to stakeholders at all levels, both technical and non-technical.
- You will ensure that security is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment and promote continuous innovation to enhance the security, performance, and scalability of our cloud-based solutions.
A day in the life
As the manager of the team you own vision and mission of the team. You will attend daily operations calls, team standups, and meet with stakeholders regarding short-term/long-term projects. You will weekly meet with your team to discuss their career goals, and passions. You will lead operational excellence initiatives. You will partner with your Sr. SDEs to create architectures that will scale for the long term. You will provide guidance to senior leaders on long-term technical strategies and approaches to solving problems within your domain.
About the team
The team is led by a tenured Amazon leader, and is supported with Sr. SDEs. The team's core skills center around UX, automation, and improving customer efficiency with speed and accuracy. The team expects Tier-1-quality for all business critical workflows and security incident response.
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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
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 cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
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