Security Engineering Manager, AWS Security Corporate Response

Amazons Corporate Security Response (AWS CorpSec) team is the front line defending one of the worlds largest and most complex corporate environments. We detect investigate and respond to security threats across Amazon from targeted campaigns to advanced persistent threats operating as part of a global follow-the-sun security response capability.

We are seeking a Security Engineering Manager to serve as a Site Lead for our APAC location. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will lead a team of security engineers while personally driving complex investigations shaping autonomous security tooling and raising the bar for operational excellence across the team. This is not a coordination role. You will investigate. You will build. You will lead from the front.


Key job responsibilities
**Lead Security Incident Response Operations**

- Own and drive complex security investigations end-to-end from triage through containment remediation and closure
- Lead cross-functional incident coordination with Legal Security and engineering leadership delivering clear risk assessments and recommended actions
- Maintain situational awareness of the global threat landscape and translate intelligence into actionable defensive measures

**Shape Autonomous Security Investigation**

- Define investigation user stories that codify expert security tradecraft into autonomous agent behavior
- Own the quality feedback loop: review agentic output validate scoring and drive precision/recall toward production targets
- Review guardrails and policies governing autonomous agent actions balancing automation velocity with safety

**Build and Lead a High-Performing Team**

- Recruit develop and retain security engineers who thrive in ambiguity form independent risk assessments and drive outcomes through direct action
- Provide technical mentorship across incident response threat analysis forensics and security automation

**Drive Automation and Process Improvement**

- Identify recurring patterns and systemic gaps then deliver detection rules and automation to close them
- Lead the transition from manual investigation to scalable agentic capabilities measuring throughput improvements


About the team
CorpSec Response operates 24/7 as a global follow-the-sun team protecting Amazons corporate infrastructure. We combine deep human expertise with leading autonomous investigation capabilities. Our engineers are hands-on investigators who also shape the AI systems that augment their work creating a unique feedback loop between human security expertise and machine-scale automation.

Inclusive Team Culture
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our Leadership Principles which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives learn and be curious and earn trust.

Work-Life Balance
We value sustainable performance. Our follow-the-sun model means youre not carrying a pager 24/7 your node owns its shift and clean handoffs are a core operational discipline.

Growth and Impact
This role offers a rare combination: hands-on technical security work at massive scale leadership of a high-performing team and direct influence over an AI-augmented security platform. Youll grow as both a security practitioner and a technical leader.

Mentorship and Career growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing training and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.


- 5 years of managing and developing teams experience
- 5 years of progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or a related field
- Knowledge of security of web services video content protection technologies cryptography network security protocols and operating system security
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent

- information security professional certification (SANS GIAC CISSP etc.)
- Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review threat modeling risk analysis and software testing techniques
- Experience managing remote team members

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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