The posting
Do you want to help keep every AWS service, and the millions of customers who trust them, secure at a scale almost no other team operates at? AWS Proactive Security is looking for a Technical Program Manager who is energized by security problems measured in the billions of resources. The Secure Foundations organization within Proactive Security raises the AWS security bar by eliminating entire classes of security issues, not one bug at a time. We find the most impactful risks across AWS's largest distributed systems and build automation that detects and prevents them continuously, so AWS services launch and operate securely by default. It's a mandate that touches every builder at AWS.
As a TPM on this team, you'll own the program strategy for detection and prevention controls that safeguard AWS. You'll turn ambiguous, high-stakes security goals into cross-organizational programs and drive them from concept to launch, partnering with engineering, product, and security leaders across many teams. You'll help AWS Security adopt new automated analysis techniques to stay ahead of a rapidly expanding surface, and you'll make the hard prioritization calls on where our detection investments deliver the most risk reduction. This is a role for someone who likes the puzzle as much as the impact: reasoning about scale, influencing without authority, and shipping mechanisms that quietly protect all of AWS.
Your work will directly impact every developer at AWS and help preserve the trust customers place in the cloud.
Key job responsibilities In this role you will be the single threaded leader owning programs to deliver complex projects across multiple Director/VP organizations. This includes identifying business and technical requirements, writing specifications, and aligning stakeholders.
You will own cross-organizational programs end-to-end, from requirements through delivery, working with engineering, product, and security teams to ship security controls to internal AWS teams.
You will establish mechanisms for tracking program health, adoption, and outcomes. Use data to inform prioritization and communicate progress to leadership.
You will develop trusted partnerships with technical and non-technical teams across AWS businesses, ensuring security controls reflect the needs of diverse builders and do not impact innovation.
You will evaluate complex technical and business requirements, surface tradeoffs and risks early, and drive decisions that balance security rigor with builder velocity.
A day in the life You will work directly with multiple security teams across Amazon Security, as well as directly with AWS service teams.
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.
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience - 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience - 3+ years of software development experience - 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience - Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience - Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules - Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, VA, Arlington - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
