Security Engineering Manager, AWS Security Testing Amazon.com Shape the future of cloud security at AWS Lead a specialized team of penetration testing engineers protecting millions of customers worldwide. Join the leading cloud provider and drive impactful security initiatives while developing your leadership career at a global scale. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud service provider, providing virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world, including government customers. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. We are looking for a Security Engineering Manager to lead a team of penetration testing engineers who are responsible for validating that our services, applications, and websites are secured against the latest threats. In this role, you will evolve our security testing mechanisms and create metrics to demonstrate your team's performance. As a Security Engineering Manager at Amazon, you will be expected to lead with vision and strategic clarity, equipping and empowering your team with clear direction on immediate and future priorities. You will need to demonstrate deep knowledge of cyber security domains and be a sought-after thought leader across the organization. In this role, you'll need to demonstrate resilience habitually, practicing and strengthening the ability to recover and positively cope with change, ambiguity, stress, and setbacks both individually and as a team. Key job responsibilities Inspire and align your team toward a common purpose, providing strategic mental models and tools to achieve organizational goals. Leverage the strengths of individual team members, delegating tasks appropriately and managing delivery of long-term initiatives. Conduct ongoing evaluation of team performance, assessing effectiveness, efficiency, and interpersonal dynamics that contribute to achieving team objectives aligned with organizational priorities. Coach for results by providing guidance, support, and development opportunities to help your team continuously learn and consistently achieve outcomes. Define metrics to quickly and accurately present the team's performance and variance against its goals. Participate in and/or coordinate segments of cross-AWS initiatives, communicating status and results effectively across the division. Seek out stretch assignments for your current team and foster their professional career development. Drive security initiatives and process improvements. Lead recruitment efforts to build and maintain a high-performing team. A day in the life As a Security Engineering Manager at AWS, you'll lead a specialized team of penetration testing engineers while balancing both technical leadership and people management responsibilities. Your typical day involves guiding your team's security testing efforts across AWS services, collaborating with service teams on current and upcoming engagements, and ensuring robust security standards are maintained. The role requires you to stay current with emerging security threats while ensuring your team has the tools and support they need to perform at their best. Basic Qualifications BS in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience and experience directly managing a team of at least five engineers. Hands-on knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modelling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques and experience with AWS services, especially security-relevant services (ex: GuardDuty, CloudTrail, KMS, IAM). Experience driving large, cross-organization initiatives and experience managing communication with geographically distributed teams and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive and ability to make concrete progress in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge. Preferred Qualifications Experience with multiple programming languages (such as, Java, C++, Ruby, Python, Rust, etc.). Experience with vulnerability risk and impact assessment. Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operational excellence. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. 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. J-18808-Ljbffr