We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

We are seeking an exceptional security leader for the Amazon Dedicated Security Team (DST). As a security engineering leader, you will lead teams responsible for protecting Amazon's subsidiaries and ensuring they meet our high security standards while driving automation, integration efficiency, and adoption of Amazon's paved path solutions.

Our security team collaborates with subsidiary teams to ensure systems are secure by default and deliver a delightful customer experience. If you're passionate about solving security challenges at scale and want to join a fast-paced organization with global impact on millions of customers, we want to talk with you.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for a leader with deep curiosity, operational excellence, and passion for automating and scaling security solutions. You will make a significant impact on Amazon's security landscape while protecting millions of customers worldwide. Further, this role provides a unique opportunity to partner with merger and acquisition teams and assist organizations with onboarding to Amazon with security-by-design.

At Amazon, security is fundamental to maintaining customer trust and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Our organization sets, and maintains, high security standards across Amazon's vast ecosystem of products and services. Security professionals have opportunities to accelerate their careers through hands-on experience in cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Key job responsibilities
Security Strategy & Architecture
- Design and execute Information Security strategy
- Develop and maintain security frameworks enabling rapid, secure, integration of new subsidiaries
- Drive adoption and integration of Amazon's paved path security solutions across subsidiaries
- Create and implement automated solutions to accelerate subsidiary onboarding and enhance operational efficiency
- Establish robust security monitoring and compliance programs
- Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures

Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and develop teams of security engineers, and technical program managers (TPMs)
- Manage all aspects of team hiring, performance evaluation, and career development
- Provide technical and interpersonal coaching to maintain a motivated, innovative, and effective team
- Monitor and report on key results and team initiatives
- Establish and maintain security KPIs and metrics for reporting to senior leadership

Partnership & Advisory
- Partner with subsidiary engineering teams to implement risk-reducing security measures
- Collaborate with partners on information security issues, providing strategic leadership and insights
- Serve as a trusted adviser and security expert across diverse industries, demonstrating customer obsession while effectively balancing security requirements with business objectives
- Oversee subsidiary environments' security

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.