Software Development Manager, Amazon Security Data Engineering

Amazon • San Luis Obispo, CA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Security Data Engineering (ASDE) delivers internal cross-Amazon security solutions for the governance of security data. Our team is responsible for building tools and services that collect, store, process and control accessibility to the massive volume and variety of security relevant log data produced by Amazon services. This is an innovative big data management and data access space, and we are seeking a Software Development Manager (SDM) who is excited about leading a talented team of software developers towards growing and scaling our suite of mission-critical services. You will be responsible for operating critical services that are foundational to Amazon operations across multiple business segments and establishing a new vision and approach for enabling business agility while improving the security bar. We strive to balance robust security and seamless user experience, raising the security bar while minimizing user interaction complexity. If you love big challenges, thinking out of the box, and engaging with internal stakeholders at all levels of the org, you will be a good fit. Prior security engineering experience is not required though you need to be a builder who has a passion for excellent customer experiences and bring energy to move the teams forward quickly. You will draw from your deep and broad technical expertise to guide software engineers in incremental delivery and operational excellence. Amazon Security values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Responsibilities

• Operating critical services that are foundational to Amazon operations across multiple business segments
• Establishing a new vision and approach for enabling business agility while improving the security bar
• Guiding software engineers in incremental delivery and operational excellence

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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
• flexible work hours and arrangements
• endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources

What This Job Offers

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