Software Development Manager, Security Risk Engineering

Software Development Manager

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead and grow our engineering team within the Security Risk and Compliance (SRC) organization. This role will lead a team of software developers responsible for building innovative solutions that leverage AWS technologies and Generative AI to enhance security risk management capabilities across Amazon. As the Software Development Manager, you will drive technical strategy, mentor and develop software engineers, and ensure delivery of high-quality cloud-native applications. You'll be responsible for establishing engineering best practices, driving architectural decisions, and creating a culture of technical excellence. The role requires strong leadership in agile development practices, CI/CD implementation, and cloud architecture, while partnering with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives. This is an exceptional opportunity to build and lead a team at the forefront of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. You'll oversee the development of solutions that combine AWS technologies, data engineering, and Generative AI to transform how we derive and deliver security risk insights. Your ability to balance technical leadership with people management will be crucial in growing and maintaining a high-performing engineering team. If you are passionate about technical leadership, have a track record of delivering complex cloud solutions, and excel at developing engineering talent, we encourage you to apply. Join us in leading the next generation of security risk management solutions at the intersection of cloud computing, software development, and advanced technologies.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of software developers, fostering technical excellence, career growth, and a culture of innovation while ensuring delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions, ensuring best practices in cloud architecture, security, and data engineering while aligning solutions with business objectives and stakeholder needs.
• Establish and maintain development standards, including code quality, testing protocols, and security practices, while overseeing the implementation of robust CI/CD pipelines and AWS infrastructure.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to define technical roadmaps, resource requirements, and delivery timelines while ensuring effective communication and collaboration across teams.
• Manage team capacity, sprint planning, and technical debt while balancing new feature development with platform stability and operational excellence.
• Oversee the implementation of security best practices and compliance requirements, ensuring all solutions meet Amazon's security standards and industry regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and methodologies while staying current with emerging technologies and AWS services that could benefit the team.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular updates on team progress, technical challenges, and strategic initiatives while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

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, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't 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 Amazon's 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture:

In Amazon Security, it's 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:

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 7+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 3+ years of engineering team management 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.