Software Development Manager, Access Management Systems

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

Herndon VA USA

Our team is looking for a highly motivated Software Development Manager (SDM) to lead a software development team in Amazon Security who will raise the security bar by delivering industry-best security services. You should be somebody who enjoys inventing and simplifying around complex security challenges obsesses over the customer experience and feels strongly about delivering results. You should be passionate about solving security hurdles in innovative ways. We do not desire to simply produce good software here at Amazon Security... we want to produce disruptive industry-leading innovations.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
Hire motivate mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team providing them with appropriate opportunities to succeed in their career objectives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work effectively with product managers and software engineers on other Commerce Platform teams to ensure the successful delivery of features.
Ensure timely execution of key organizational automation goals and customer launches by removing blockers and reducing execution risks.
Work closely with the leadership team to provide input on OP1 roadmaps and strategic discussions.
Be deeply involved with engineers to architect and develop the best technical designs and approaches.
Build operational excellence to reduce lead times and maintain the operations of critical services.
Clearly communicate technical decisions and progress to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont 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 Amazons 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 its 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
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.

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 theres nothing we cant achieve.



- 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
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing certification and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams

- 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
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Masters degree in computer science engineering mathematics or equivalent

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