Third-party software vulnerabilities threaten every layer of Amazon's fleet, and this team is responsible for stopping them - through automated remediation, proactive mitigation, and engineering solutions for vulnerabilities that don't yet have a published CVE. We are looking for a Security Engineering Manager who can think like a threat actor and build like a software engineer. You will lead a team of software development engineers and security engineers who design and ship the tools that neutralize third-party software and supply chain risks across AWS and the broader Amazon ecosystem. Your work will span vulnerability scanning data, open source software remediation, defense-in-depth strategies, and generative AI tooling - all aimed at mitigating the highest-severity risks at machine speed without a human in the loop. If you are energized by unsolved security problems, enjoy building practical security solutions iteratively, and want to lead a team whose work is visible to senior leadership, this role is for you.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end vulnerability mitigation strategy for third-party software across Amazon, setting goals and metrics that drive measurable reductions in risk exposure.
- Design and build auto-remediation capabilities that resolve vulnerabilities at machine speed, leveraging vulnerability scanning data and defense-in-depth principles to deploy updates safely across the fleet without manual intervention.
- Manage and grow an inclusive team of 11 software development engineers and security engineers through collaborative development planning, coaching, and strategic project assignments tied to individual career goals.
- Partner with AWS service teams and Amazon Security peers to analyze unpublished vulnerabilities in open source software, build threat models, and implement guardrails that prevent vulnerable packages from entering the fleet.
- Apply generative AI tooling to accelerate vulnerability analysis and remediation workflows, and establish data-driven reporting that keeps leadership informed on progress and outcomes.
A day in the life
You will start your morning reviewing vulnerability scanning data and triaging emerging third-party software risks with your security engineers and software development engineers. From there, you may join a working session with an AWS service team to align on a remediation rollout for an open source dependency, then move into a design review where your team is iterating on a new auto-remediation capability. You will spend time in one-on-ones with your direct reports discussing their growth, and close out the day drafting a narrative that communicates your team's progress and strategy to senior leadership.
About the team
We sit within Amazon Security and focus exclusively on third-party software and software supply chain vulnerabilities across AWS and the rest of Amazon. Our mandate is to mitigate the highest-severity risks at the lowest cost - and when possible, to eliminate them before they reach the fleet. The team partners closely with AWS service teams and other security organizations, giving you broad exposure to how Amazon builds and operates at scale. With 11 engineers today and a growing mission, this is a chance to shape how Amazon defends its infrastructure against supply chain threats for years to come.
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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of managing and developing teams experience
- 5+ years of progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
- Experience triaging security risks or vulnerabilities and ensuring that they are properly understood by the business and fixed or mitigated
- Knowledge of security of web services, video content protection technologies, cryptography, network security protocols and operating system security
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience with vulnerability risk and impact assessment
- information security professional certification (SANS GIAC, CISSP etc.)
- Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques
- Experience managing remote team members
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, TX, Austin - 175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually
