Amazon Security Engineering Manager AWS Testing Proactive 

United States, Washington 

282511122

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. This skill will be crucial as you combine long-term strategic planning to raise the bar on security across the enterprise with the excitement and challenge of quickly reacting to new threat scenarios.Key job responsibilities- Participate in and/or coordinate segments of cross-AWS initiatives, communicating status and results effectively across the division- Drive security initiatives and process improvements
A day in the life
You'll spend time mentoring your team members, reviewing critical security findings, and helping identify ways for us to continuously improve. You'll regularly connect with other security leaders and service teams to share insights and align on security initiatives. Some days you'll be deep in strategic planning or reviewing metrics to improve your team's effectiveness, while others might involve hands-on technical guidance for complex security assessments or interviewing potential new team members.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.
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
Mentorship & 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, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 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
- 5+ Years of 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)
- 5+ Years of Experience driving large, cross-organization initiatives and experience managing communication with geographically distributed teams and excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially experience with executive-level communications and skilled at explaining complex technical issues in terms understandable by the business

- 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