Hardware Security Operations Lead — Drive Secure Cloud Hardware

VulnU; Hebron Estates (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Hardware Security Operations Manager to lead a team of engineers and analysts focused on securing AWS hardware across its lifecycle. You will plan workloads, conduct hands-on testing, develop SOPs, and review reports for internal customers.

The role emphasizes leadership, continuous improvement, and collaboration with global teams to defend hardware security against evolving threats.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of maintenance or engineering experience or Lean/Six Sigma tooling.
• 2+ years of hardware troubleshooting and repair experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or CS; advanced degrees add value.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and develop a hardware security engineering team with clear goals.
• Plan workload across projects, balancing customer commitments and ops needs.
• Perform hands-on testing, root cause analysis, and artifact generation.
• Develop and review SOPs for operation, testing, and analysis.
• Review engineering reports with stakeholders before publication.
• Define operational metrics and report risks to leadership.

Skills

Maintenance/Engineering

Lean Management

Six Sigma

Hardware troubleshooting

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering degree

Computer Science degree

Master's degree or security certs

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

X-ray systems

Decap tools

Multimeters

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Hardware Security Operations Manager to lead a team of engineers and analysts focused on securing AWS hardware across its lifecycle. You will plan workloads, conduct hands-on testing, develop SOPs, and review reports for internal customers.

The role emphasizes leadership, continuous improvement, and collaboration with global teams to defend hardware security against evolving threats.