Senior Manager, AWS Corp Security Response

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced and self motivated Senior Security Engineering Manager to join our AWS Corporate Security Response team (CorpSec). Reporting to the Global Corporate Security Response Lead, you will work as the Corp Response US Senior Lead, which is a manager of managers role, with the leaders of the US East and US West sites reporting to you, and you may also act as the AWS CorpSec Response global secondary leader when required. This role is a senior leader in a team of talented and high performing security professionals responsible for detecting, analyzing and responding to information security threats across Amazon, as a part of a global, follow-the-sun corporate security response team.

The successful candidate will have a good mix of leadership skills and experience, deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security. We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of incident response, detection, malware analysis, digital forensics, operating system security, network security, cryptography, software security, security operations and tooling, and emergent security intelligence. The Security Engineers in the teams that you will be leading perform as both Security Incident Response Engineers, and also as the owners and builders of the tooling and capabilities that they use for response. As such, proven experience in leading security response functions and also security tooling and automation delivery and operationalization is highly preferred.


Key job responsibilities
Security Responsibilities

* Lead and coordinate the activities of the AWS Security Corporate Security Response teams located across North America to ensure timely and effective response to security issues
* Lead security incident response processes, identify and measure critical security operations metrics and continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Corporate Security Response team
* Lead the development and operations of continually improving security automation, detection, tooling and capabilities
* Partner with key stakeholders and partner teams across Amazon Security as well as Amazon Corporate IT teams to identify and implement process changes, improvements and efficiencies and ensure solid security practices
* Monitor information security threat intelligence resources and maintain situational awareness of security events relevant to Amazon and its subsidiaries
* Ensure continuity of operations for security events through effective communications between the global nodes of AWS Security Operations
* Work with your peers to assist the global Global Corporate Security Response Lead in defining the overall corporate security response strategy for Amazon

Performance Management Responsibilities

* Create a positive work environment and provide a goal driven framework for information security success in which team members may achieve organizational and individual performance objectives
* Act as a manager of mangers, providing mentoring, guidance and oversight of their front line leadership of the teams that report up through you
* Own all facets of performance, hiring and career management for the team
* Provide technical and soft skill coaching to maintain a well-rounded, innovative and operational organization
* Establish training programs for your directs
* Supervise day-to-day activities of the team, providing management escalation support as required
* Track and report on key initiatives being delivered by the team



About the team
Inclusive Team Culture and Diverse Experiences
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security response challenges in an emerging and rapidly evolving space like Amazon, 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. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

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.