Software Development Manager, Leo GRC Tooling, Amazon Leo Security Assurance

Project Kuiper is an Amazon initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of over 3000 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities worldwide. At Project Kuiper we are obsessed with customer trust and are seeking an SDM who is creative and passionate about delivering Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions to meet Kuipers regulatory and external assurance needs.

In this role you will be responsible for building and supporting GRC tooling for the Amazon Leo Security Assurance team. You will work closely with other compliance engineering teams across Amazon including the AWS Security Assurance Engineering team and Amazon Privacy Regulation Tech and Assurance to collaborate and develop software to ensure the right tools and automations are available for understanding assessing and externalizing our alignment against security expectations. Youll also help build automations for including


Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities include:
- Translate functional and technical compliance requirements into detailed architecture design and extensible code
- Use AI/ML tools to build automations for cataloging and responding to requests for information
- Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions for security tooling at scale
- Technically lead a team of smart engineers on complex projects
- Be an advocate of industry best-practices to produce reliable fault-tolerant and single tenant programs
- Own system architecture scalability reliability and performance
- Mentor other engineers defining our challenging technical culture and helping to build a fast-growing team

A day in the life
You will work with senior management and technical leaders to define product directions and deliver them to customers. Your day begins with a stand-up meeting where your team provides updates on current GRC tool development and automation projects. Youll spend time reviewing architecture proposals for new features then meet with team members to understand their specific workflows and the afternoon you might analyze usage metrics of tools to identify improvement opportunities collaborate with partner teams on integration points and provide coaching to team members on complex security challenges.

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
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Training & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
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- 3 years of engineering team management experience
- 7 years of Software Engineer Software Developer or related occupational experience
- 7 years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 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

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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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 VA Arlington - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually
USA WA Redmond - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually