Senior Security Manager, Vulnerability Management and Remediation (VMR)

The Stores Security Vulnerability Management and Remediation (VMR) organization manages the entire vulnerability management (VM) program across Amazons retail business and special teams. VMR operates at an unprecedented asset scale as well as diversity of business lines ranging from Cloud Health Care Payments Devices Fulfillment and even drones! VMRs mission is to be Earths best VM team keeping customers safe and enabling software teams to build cool new innovations securely. We are looking for a Senior Manager of Security Engineering to take on this mission and our scale to make a profound impact across Amazon and its external customers.

Are you interested in building and leading a focused top-notch security team responsible for securing
assets from IoT to Drones Do you get excited about the challenge of harmonizing differentiated security objectives into common solutions and processes Do you like to analyze play with data and innovate with AI Are you excited about getting into deep details of how software hardware and devices work as well as how vulnerabilities impact them If so this role is for you! This role requires understanding how software is built businesses operate to scale processes assess risk and make deep data driven decisions to manage vulnerabilities. Further this role requires an innovator that wants to change the status quo to improve outcomes for customers.

Key job responsibilities
As the Senior Security Manager in the VMR organization you will be responsible for managing Stores security risk vetting security solutions and software implementations partnering with executives across the company and leading a best-in-class security organization to support Amazon builders. You will create vision charters mechanisms processes and solutions that ensure 100% of vulnerabilities that could impact Amazon customers are resolved. You will work cross functionally across software teams that build solutions for your team as well as other security organizations to drive outcomes. You will have an infectious desire for securing customers and analyzing through data which actions need to be taken every day.

A day in the life
Your work will be dynamic and impactful. You will start your day with metrics and insights that lead the direction of your teams daily execution. Youll attend cross functional meetings and support sessions designed to resolve and prevent vulnerabilities from taking hold in the Amazon environment. Further youll spend a portion of your time sitting with other peer security leaders to understand how you can shift your organization to help them achieve their goals of securing the latest and greatest Amazon products. Should it be required if danger comes knocking you will be there to have your teams jump in to protect our customers.

About the team
The VMR organization is an international team with sites covering Seattle Austin Sydney and London. This role will be located in either Seattle or Austin with multiple managers reporting into it. The team is a mix of security engineers software engineers and data roles chartered together to tackle the problem of high scale vulnerability management.

About Amazon Security

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
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Work/Life Balance
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- 10 years of industry work with hands-on security engineering experience
- 10 years of risk assessment and enabling organizations making security decisions experience
- 10 years of team management and building (including coaching and mentoring) experience
- 10 years of communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field

- Knowledge of information security risk-based prioritization
- Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review threat modeling risk analysis and software testing techniques
- Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent
- Experience architecting securing and operating Amazon Web Services

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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 and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TX Austin - 208300.00 - 281800.00 USD annually