Security Technical Program Manager, Training & Certification

AWS Training and Certification (T&C) is seeking an innovative Security Technical Program Manager (TPM) to strengthen our vendor security programs and drive process improvements. This role combines technical security expertise with program management to enhance T&Cs security posture streamline vendor security reviews and implement scalable solutions. Working alongside our existing Security TPM you will help shape security strategy identify process efficiencies and ensure robust security standards across all vendor relationships.

Key job responsibilities
You will dive deep into AWS security controls and vendor security reviews identifying opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains. This includes supporting under-resourced security reviews proactively finding opportunities to batch similar vendor scenarios and developing streamlined approaches for common use cases. Youll work closely with T&C and AWS Security to validate security features of internal and external technologies coordinate documentation requirements and implement automated monitoring solutions.

You will develop and maintain technical documentation including runbooks architectural diagrams and threat models. Working with our existing Security TPM youll create and implement tracking tools for ongoing security compliance ensuring teams maintain robust security standards while reducing management overhead. Youll also manage a T&C Service Owner Community establish best practices and standardized approaches that raise the bar for vendor security management.

In this role you will serve as a technical security advisor evaluating proposed features and new 3P technologies to identify and reduce security risks before implementation. Youll identify impacts of tech adoption suggest solutions where gaps exist and strive to create and maintain zero trust environments. Youll collaborate with security owners in T&C to scale implementation of automated security tooling monitoring and alerting solutions to wrap around external party tools and integrated SaaS products. Youll also support security review escalations as needed.

A day in the life
Process improvement and innovation are central to this position. You will analyze current security workflows identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to streamline processes while maintaining robust security standards. Through these initiatives youll help teams achieve significant reductions in security review and management time while strengthening T&Cs overall security posture.

About the team
The vision of the AWS Training and Certification (T&C) organization is to cultivate hundreds of millions of highly skilled cloud professionals by offering the leading cloud training and certification programs in the industry enabling AWS customers to innovate and achieve their cloud goals.

AWS Global Services
AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design build operate and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services upskill with AWS Training and Certification optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners AWS Sovereign Cloud AWS International Product and the Generative AI Innovation Center. Youll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

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- 5 years of technical product or program management experience
- 5 years of analytical quantitative communication and presentations experience
- 5 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience in technical support or experience in web security and experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
- Experience developing technical security solutions.

- Experience with AWS security requirements zero trust architectures and automated security tooling.
- Knowledge of security assessment methodologies and vendor security reviews.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $114500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $197800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.