Director, Amazon Cyber Threat Intel, Amazon Security, ITI

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon in Herndon, VA seeks a high-impact Threat Intelligence Leader to safeguard customers and operations at an immense scale. You will build and lead a cross-functional team of Security Engineers, TPMs, and Intel Analysts, driving intelligence programs across Amazon and its subsidiaries.

The role demands strategic vision, ownership, and exceptional communication to influence security posture worldwide in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or commensurate work history.
• 15+ years of experience leading teams, driving technology, threat intelligence processes, methodologies, and tools.
• 15+ years of experience with threat intelligence methods, standards, processes, and lifecycle approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Security Engineers, TPMs, and Intel Analysts with strategic direction and tactical oversight.
• Maintain a prioritized roadmap to address gaps and improve practices.
• Communicate threats to leadership, customers, and partners in a consistent voice and format.
• Coordinate with service owners to assess threats and align controls across platforms, evaluate incidents to identify patterns, and use data to predict trends.
• Establish and enforce terminology, reporting requirements, and automation for consistent analysis.
• Drive teamwork, collaboration and commitment across multiple groups as part of the security effort.
• Communicate project issues and status concisely, accurately, and professionally.
• Negotiate and develop remediation plans for large-scale issues across multiple business organizations.
• Coordinate with partner security teams to build tracking and reporting capabilities to drive down risks.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Threat intelligence

Communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field

Job description

Description

The prominence of Amazon in the world today — spanning e-commerce, cloud computing, devices, entertainment, logistics, and more — emphasizes the key role that the leader of our threat intelligence team plays, motivated fundamentally in protecting our hundreds of millions of customers, our partners, and the company itself. This role is not academic or generalist but operationally focused on continuously raising the bar of our security posture worldwide across all of Amazon and its subsidiaries. Considering the scale, diversity, and breadth of Amazon's businesses, a background in both the threat space and the technologies necessary to discover, track, and action intelligence insight is a must. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where sound judgement is essential. Can you provide strategic insights into threats and drive the initiatives necessary to reduce risk to Amazon's customers and operations? Do you have the discipline to deliver results that will influence and shape our worldwide security posture? Are you ready to do all this on a massive scale, with a passion for ownership and focus on customers? If so, this role may interest you. The successful candidate is one who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You are passionate about utilizing big data and analytics to solve real security problems. This role offers you the opportunity to lead the generation of threat intelligence and drive the technical means to apply that intelligence understanding to improve our security posture across the full breadth of Amazon — from our infrastructure and platforms to our physical operations, subsidiaries, and customer-facing services. We have a team culture that encourages innovation and we expect team members to take a high degree of ownership for their program vision and execution of ideas. You will work directly with other Amazon Security teams, business units, and operational teams across Amazon to identify opportunities to improve our security posture. This leader is expected to have a track record of delivering high-quality results and best-in-class solutions in a fast-moving environment. We need someone who's comfortable building teams, developing staff, and leading by example. Our services operate at enormous scale and on critical workloads, so passion and discipline for operational excellence is key. We are a mixed-discipline team that identifies opportunities to improve the security posture of Amazon's entire ecosystem and drives their implementation across the company. This team helps Amazon's businesses and customers operate securely through the implementation of innovative security solutions. The ability to prioritize, communicate clearly and compellingly, and drive a high level of focus and excellence within a strong team is crucial.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Security Engineers, Technical Program Managers, and Intel Analysts, providing strategic direction and tactical oversight.
• Maintain a prioritized roadmap to address gaps and improve practices.
• Communicate threats to leadership, customers, and partners in a consistent voice and format.
• Coordinate with service owners to assess threats and align controls across platforms, evaluate security incidents to identify patterns including the tactics, techniques, and procedures, and use the data to predict threat trends.
• Establish and enforce terminology, reporting requirements, and automation to ensure consistent analysis.
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple groups as part of the organization’s security effort.
• Communicate project issues and status in a concise, accurate, and professional manner.
• Negotiate and develop remediation plans for large-scale issues across multiple business organizations.
• Coordinate with partner security teams to build tracking and reporting capabilities to drive down risks.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field or commensurate work history.
• 15+ years of industry experience of increasing responsibility leading teams, driving technology, threat intelligence processes, methodologies, and tools.
• 15+ years of industry experience with threat intelligence methods, standards, processes, and industry standard intelligence lifecycle approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as an intelligence analyst with an emphasis on computer/network defense.
• Ability to think and innovate at scale.
• Multidisciplinary experience in intelligence, incident response, forensics, program management, and product development.
• Experience with global technology implementation efforts and rollouts in large organizations. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Handles multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity in a rapidly changing business environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, problem solve and make decisions in complex situations. Proven ability to take ownership, self-motivate, and deliver results in highly ambiguous environments.
• 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.

Compensation

• 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
• USA, VA, Herndon - 250,000.00 - 338,200.00 USD annually