Mobile Security Engineering Manager: Build Secure-by-Default Apps

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Mobile Security team is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead a group of security engineers and a TPM. You will own people, technical bar, and team output for MobileSec, driving multi-year roadmaps across automated detections and secure-by-default libraries.

The role focuses on hiring, strategy, and cross-team collaboration to protect customer security across Amazon mobile apps. You will build dashboards, mentor engineers, and communicate with senior leaders on progress,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment experience.
• 3+ years of people management, managing engineers experience.
• Experience managing teams, or experience working with data analytics and using these metrics to identify problems.
• Experience providing and effectively communicating strategic and tactical recommendations based on data.
• Experience in one or more of the following: application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, security infrastructure, penetration testing, mobile security, cloud security, AI security, identity and access controls

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and develop a team of Security Engineers and a Technical Program Manager covering mobile security reviews, automated detection, builder enablement, and operational queues including Bug Bounty triage and consultation
• Set the mobile security bar for Amazon's mobile applications and ensure the team's detections, libraries, and guidance represent that bar across builder and partner organizations
• Drive delivery against measurable goals such as expanding automated detection coverage, reducing manual review effort through static analysis and AI-assisted review, and shipping secure-by-default mobile libraries adopted in flagship applications
• Build durable working relationships with partner organizations including shared SAST platform teams, application security platforms, and the Bug Bounty program
• Establish metrics frameworks and dashboards that demonstrate mobile security's impact in quantifiable terms - detection coverage, review cycle time, builder velocity, cost avoidance, and customer trust, and report progress at the Director and VP level
• Communicate complex technical decisions and trade-offs to Sr. Managers, Directors, and VPs through narratives, OP1/OP2 contributions, and presentations that emphasize business value
• Mentor and develop Security Engineers and TPMs, providing constructive feedback and leading promotion assessments

Skills

Security leadership

Mobile security

Threat modeling

Security automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SAST platforms

AI-assisted security automation

Job description

Amazon's Mobile Security team is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead a group of security engineers and a TPM. You will own people, technical bar, and team output for MobileSec, driving multi-year roadmaps across automated detections and secure-by-default libraries.

The role focuses on hiring, strategy, and cross-team collaboration to protect customer security across Amazon mobile apps. You will build dashboards, mentor engineers, and communicate with senior leaders on progress,