Network Security Engineering Manager, AWS Infrastructure Security

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The AWS Infrastructure Security Operations team is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead the detection and response mission protecting AWSs operational network. Your team owns the full detection-to-response lifecycleauthoring the detection rules that surface threats triaging and investigating security events and driving incidents to resolution across AWSs global infrastructure.

In this role you will manage a team of security engineers responsible for network security telemetry detection engineering and incident response. Your team will leverage best-in-class technologies including:
AI-powered anomaly and threat detection
Machine learning for signal enrichment and alert prioritization
Detection-as-code pipelines (e.g. IDS/IPS and syslog-based rule engines)
Network security telemetry and observability platforms
Threat intelligence integration
Forensic and root-cause analysis systems

You will drive the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to transform how we detect investigate and respond to security threats at unprecedented scale. Through leadership of your team partnerships within Infrastructure Security and relentless customer obsession you will raise the bar for threat detection and responsedriving the vision for defending the largest and most complex network in the world.

AWS leads and innovates. We research and pursue the best approach for the business whether that means building new solutions or leveraging existing ones. AWSand Infrastructure Security in particularoperates at massive scale and demands the highest standards passion and discipline for information security. The highest level of ownership and accountability is essential for this role.

Key job responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of security engineers focused on detection engineering incident response and security operations across AWSs global infrastructure.

Define and execute the strategic vision for detecting and responding to security threats across AWSs operational network from signal generation through incident resolution.

Drive adoption of AI/ML-powered detection and response solutions including anomaly detection alert prioritization and automated triage of security events.

Own the end-to-end detection lifecycle ensuring high-fidelity detection coverage low false-positive rates and consistent measurable incident response outcomes.

Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure Security teams to close detection gaps reduce mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-respond and raise the security bar.

Establish and track operational metrics to measure detection coverage on-call health incident response readiness and overall team effectiveness.

Recruit mentor and retain top security engineering talent while fostering a culture of ownership innovation and operational excellence.

Communicate security posture active threats and strategic priorities to senior leadership with clarity and precision.
Champion continuous improvement through automation tooling investments and process optimization to stay ahead of evolving threats.

- 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 in managing and developing teams
- Experience in progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment
- 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

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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 MN Minneapolis - 175100.00 - 236900.00 USD annually