Manager, Security Engineering, Secure Third Party Tools

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 175,100 - 236,900; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Security in Arlington, VA is seeking a leader to manage and grow a team of security engineers focused on third-party security controls.

You will define security vision, align with product and engineering, and drive improvements in automated assessments while maintaining an emphasis on threat modeling, risk assessments, and clear leadership communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of managing and developing teams experience.
• 5+ years of progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment experience.
• Knowledge of security of web services, cryptography, network security protocols and operating system security.
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Security Engineers who define and enforce third-party security controls.
• Set the security vision and strategy for your team's domain and prioritize controls.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to translate security requirements into tool capabilities.
• Drive feedback loop between manual reviews and automated assessment outputs to improve precision.
• Conduct threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and risk assessments for complex integrations.
• Develop and maintain security guidance, runbooks, and documentation for internal teams and vendors.
• Communicate security risks and priorities to leadership clearly and concisely.
• Build mechanisms for operational excellence—tracking capacity, throughput, quality metrics, and backlog health.

Skills

Team leadership

Security strategy

Threat modeling

Risk assessments

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Key job responsibilities

• Lead a team of Security Engineers who define and enforce Amazon's third-party security controls.
• Set the security vision and strategy for your team's domain—defining which security controls to prioritize, how to evolve them against emerging threats, and how to integrate them into automated assessment systems.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to translate security requirements into tool capabilities, providing subject-matter expertise that shapes product roadmaps and feature priorities.
• Drive the feedback loop between manual expert reviews and automated assessment outputs, continuously improving precision and reducing the need for human intervention.
• Conduct threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and risk assessments for complex or novel third-party integrations.
• Develop and maintain security guidance, runbooks, and documentation for internal teams and third-party vendors.
• Author documents for leadership reviews, communicating security risks, resource needs, and strategic priorities clearly and concisely.
• Build mechanisms for operational excellence—tracking team capacity, review throughput, quality metrics, and backlog health.

About the team

About Amazon Security

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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 & 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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications: - 5+ years of managing and developing teams experience - 5+ years of progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment experience - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field - Knowledge of security of web services, video content protection technologies, cryptography, network security protocols and operating system security - Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications: - information security professional certification (SANS GIAC, CISSP etc.) - Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field - Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques

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.

USA, VA, Arlington - 175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually