The posting
AWS customers trust us with their most sensitive data. We're building cryptographic systems that give customers verifiable, cryptographically-enforced control over access to their data and metadata. You'll lead the team building these systems from the ground up, redefine how AWS protects customer data across all services, then drive adoption across the entire company. Your team will design and implement solutions using Rust, PKI, formal verification, and distributed systems that make customer data inaccessible to operators by default while keeping operational costs near zero. You'll identify emerging security requirements, look around corners, and build proactive solutions that address problems before they occur. As an extension of the Piezo team, you'll drive security outcomes across AWS service teams by combining technical depth with the ability to influence teams with different visions.
Your work will have CISO-level visibility. You'll collaborate with VPs and senior leaders, drive adoption across service teams, and deliver deeply technical solutions that meet the security outcomes customers need. You'll help teams see security transformation not as a tax but as the foundation of customer trust. You'll solve problems others consider too daunting to attempt. We make the secure way the easy way for both our customers and our builders.
You're a technical leader who builds teams that deliver systems from first principles and find ways to retrofit these principles into existing infrastructure. You have expertise in distributed systems, large-scale design, cryptography, and security. You influence teams through technical credibility, empathy for operational concerns, and demonstrated results. You see problems others think are impossible and build solutions that work.
Key job responsibilities Lead a team building cryptographic systems and security infrastructure that give customers verifiable control over their data access. Guide engineers designing and implementing solutions using Rust, formal verification, PKI, and distributed systems. Identify security gaps across AWS services and architect proactive solutions that scale to all Amazon builders. Drive security outcomes across AWS service teams. Collaborate with VPs and senior leaders to drive adoption of security controls. Make architectural decisions about building new systems versus modifying existing infrastructure. Influence teams through technical credibility while maintaining high security standards. Develop and mentor engineers to grow their technical and leadership capabilities.
A day in the life Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers world wide build and operate services on AWS. They trust us with their most sensitive data. The AWS Proactive Security team builds the cryptographic systems and infrastructure that protect customer data at scale. You'll collaborate with engineering teams across AWS to deliver solutions that make customer data inaccessible to operators by default while keeping operational costs near zero. You'll dive deep into authentication systems, cryptography, PKI, system hardening, and large-scale security architecture. Your work will have CISO-level visibility and influence how services across AWS design and operate their security controls. You'll grow your team's capabilities through mentorship, technical guidance, and creating opportunities for engineers to take on increasingly complex challenges.
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. 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience - 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience - 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience - Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations - 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 in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
