Software Development Manager, Amazon Security, Amazon Foundational Security Services (AFSS)

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations (in order of the hiring teams preference):

Herndon VA USA

The development and operation of large-scale services involve complex product and business tradeoffs coupled with challenging engineering problems to overcome. If youre driven enjoy working on high-performing teams and passionate about Cloud Security then what are you waiting for Come join our AWS security team.
Our group is Amazon Foundational Security Services (AFSS). We deliver internal security services that support Amazon businesses including Amazon Web Services (AWS) Twitch Whole Foods Kuiper and many more. We develop Amazons internal security services for identity management permissions management access control authorization and authentication. Our services are used company-wide to ensure that Amazon services have a strong security foundation.
We are looking for software professionals from diverse backgrounds who are creative problem solvers and passionate about delivering solutions that improve both user experience and security. Our services underpin many cloud technologies so we carefully consider our technology decisions dependency trees and architectures to ensure that the companys critical services can depend on us. We are a global team and have a culture of learning from each other. We dont expect people to join our team knowing everything. We want people who are excited to learn to challenge the status quo and who are energized by building highly scalable and available systems on a global scale.

In this role youll be building software for internal security systems at Amazon. We use DevOps so our teams are responsible for the full software lifecycle. We believe that user experience is a key factor in security outcomes and we are working to transform security user experiences. Youll apply your creative problem-solving skills to develop simple and elegant security features that solve our customers biggest challenges.

Why Amazon Foundational Security Services (AFSS)
At AFSS we raise the bar for ever-improving security to maintain customer trust and continue to delight our customers. Our organization is responsible for 80 services across the full Amazon enterprise challenging us to remain nimble while addressing our many customers requirements. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas at one of the worlds most influential organizations.

Key job responsibilities
We work across the company on services that are always-on; the company depends on us. To perform our best we value work/life harmony flexible schedules and unscheduled time to brain storm. We support established and rapidly growing services with a DevOps model. Our challenges and goals are ambitious often ambiguous and we sometimes try things that dont work. We embrace the learnings from failure and iterate quickly. We emphasize shipping rapidly using automated releases and testing to deploy frequently and deeply root causing issues to ensure that we stay fast.

A day in the life
As a Software Development Manager it starts with building a high performing team. You are responsible for the software architecture development operations and strategic direction of the team.

Amazon has a fast-paced environment where we Work Hard Have Fun Make History. A typical day on our team involves working with users to design new security features prototyping and demonstrating features to your users deploying software through our large automated systems and operationally supporting newly deployed software. The team looks for radical new approaches to automate fixes for operational issues works with AWS services to solve design problems and interacts with AWS teams to integrate applications.

Youll be part of a world-class team in a fast-paced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale and to gain top-notch experience in cloud computing. Youll be surrounded by people who are smart passionate about cloud computing and believe that world class service is critical to customer success.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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.

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 and 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.



- 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 Herndon - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually