Software Development Manager, Amazon Foundational Security Services

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 171,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Toronto, Canada is seeking a Software Development Manager for Foundational Security Services to lead a team building scalable security automation and tooling. The role focuses on incident response, threat intelligence, and strengthening the organization’s security posture through automation.

You will shape technical roadmaps, collaborate with security and product teams, and translate operational needs into efficient, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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

Responsibilities

• Lead by example, innovate and solve security challenges at a massive scale.
• Set measurable goals for delivery by your team.
• Orchestrate strategy and direction, roadmap planning, and project execution scheduling.
• Hire, build and manage a cross-functional engineering team, and
• Create the team environment that your reports rely upon for delivery
• Streamlining security operations through innovative tooling

Skills

Engineering team management

Engineering experience

System design

Web services

SDLC practices

PM collaboration

Stakeholder communication

People management

Job description

Software Development Manager, Amazon Foundational Security Services

As a Software Development Manager (SDM) you'll drive the development of advanced security automation and security tooling that fortify our security operations capabilities. You'll manage a team of developers to build scalable solutions that power Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence operations. You'll shape the technical roadmap for security tooling initiatives, collaborate with various security teams to understand operational needs, and translate these into efficient, scalable solutions. Your work will directly impact our organization's security posture by enabling automated response, and improved visibility across our infrastructure. This role requires expertise in security architecture, automation frameworks, and modern development practices. You'll lead the charge in revolutionizing our security operations through tooling and automation solutions.

Key job responsibilities

• (a) Lead by example, innovate and solve security challenges at a massive scale,
• (b) set measurable goals for delivery by your team,
• (c) Orchestrate strategy and direction, roadmap planning, and project execution scheduling,
• (d) Hire, build and manage a cross-functional engineering team, and
• (e) Create the team environment that your reports rely upon for delivery
• (f) Streamlining security operations through innovative tooling

About the team

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.

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.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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.

Qualifiche Preferenziali

• 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

• 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSU) . Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually