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

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a senior security leader to drive threat intelligence and operationalize insights across its vast global footprint. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, shape the threat intel program, and partner with security and business units to reduce risk for customers and operations.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, scalability, and clear communication to senior stakeholders, with a strong track record in delivering high-impact security outcomes at enterprise scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate work history in a relevant field.
• Minimum 15+ years of progressive leadership and threat intelligence experience.
• Experience applying threat intel methods and lifecycle processes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Security Engineers, TPMs, and Intel Analysts with strategic direction and oversight.
• Maintain a prioritized roadmap to address gaps and improve security practices.
• Communicate threats to leadership, customers, and partners in a consistent voice.
• Coordinate with service owners to assess threats and align controls across platforms.
• Evaluate security incidents to identify patterns and predict threat trends.
• Establish terminology, reporting requirements, and automation for consistent analysis.
• Drive teamwork and commitment across multiple groups within the security function.
• Convey project issues and status concisely and professionally.
• Negotiate remediation plans for large-scale issues across business units.
• Coordinate with partner teams to build tracking and reporting to reduce risks.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Security leadership

Technical program management

Communication

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Math/Engineering

Job 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 organisation’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 organisations.
• 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 organisations. 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.

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.

• 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
• parental leave

USA, VA, Herndon - 250,000.00 - 338,200.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10462857