Security Engineering Manager, Leo Security

Amazon • Redmond, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Project Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The Leo Security team owns the security of product and operations of Project Kuiper end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure the security of our satellite constellation and to protect the integrity and confidentiality of our customer data. Our team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems and mechanisms. You will work in a start-up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure to bootstrap security mechanisms, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Security Engineering management
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in managing or leading engineering teams
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of Software Development or Software Development Management or Security Engineering Management experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques.
• Excellent written communication skills, with a focus on translating technically complex issues into simple, easy to understand concepts.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of security engineers and technical program managers working on automated and scalable checkers and detections, as well as vulnerability management mechanisms.
• Identifying and driving remediation of security issues at scale.
• Creating metrics to demonstrate your team’s performance.
• Setting the direction for a team of security professionals responsible for validating the security posture of all of Project Leo products and services.
• Combining 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.
• Speaking authoritatively on behalf of your team with demonstrated depth and breadth of technical knowledge.
• Being responsible for your team’s organizational structure and how that team works within the context of the larger Amazon Security team.
• Leveraging the strengths of individual team members, delegating tasks appropriately, and managing the delivery of long-term projects.
• Acting as a thought leader across the organization with deep knowledge in your domain.
• Actively participating in the organization’s planning processes.
• Team management, growth, and organization.
• Professional development of team members.
• Project management.
• Metrics and projections.
• Setting vision, defining strategy and roadmap, and driving the execution of security initiatives.
• Recruiting.
• Process Improvement.
• Working across Amazon Security and Project Leo organizations to partner on solutions.
• Building careers of team members and helping solve complex security problems.
• Identifying trends in findings generated or processed by the team and working with partners to remove these bug classes at source.
• Influencing the security strategy of partner teams to optimize security outcomes for customers.
• Participating in hiring, development, training, and team leadership.
• Owning a part of the team and being encouraged to grow ownership and role.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager