Security Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Network Defense

Amazon; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 175,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Network Security Engineering Manager for AWS Infrastructure Security to lead the detection and response mission protecting AWS's operational network. You will manage a team of security engineers responsible for network telemetry, detection engineering, and incident response across AWS's global infrastructure.

You will drive AI/ML powered detection, establish metrics, and partner with other Infrastructure Security teams to reduce mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-respond.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of managing and developing security teams.
• 5+ years in a software security environment.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Info Security, or related field.
• Knowledge of web services security, cryptography, and OS security.
• Experience applying threat modeling or risk techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of security engineers focused on detection engineering, incident response, and security operations across AWS's global infrastructure.
• Define and execute the strategic vision for detecting and responding to security threats across AWS's operational network, from signal generation through incident resolution.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML-powered detection and response solutions, including anomaly detection, alert prioritization, and automated triage of security events.
• Own the end-to-end detection lifecycle, ensuring high-fidelity detection coverage, low false-positive rates, and consistent, measurable incident response outcomes.
• Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure Security teams to close detection gaps, reduce mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-respond, and raise the security bar.
• Establish and track operational metrics to measure detection coverage, on-call health, incident response readiness, and overall team effectiveness.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain top security engineering talent while fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Communicate security posture, active threats, and strategic priorities to senior leadership with clarity and precision.
• Champion continuous improvement through automation, tooling investments, and process optimization to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Skills

Team leadership

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Threat detection

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Network Security Engineering Manager for AWS Infrastructure Security to lead the detection and response mission protecting AWS's operational network. You will manage a team of security engineers responsible for network telemetry, detection engineering, and incident response across AWS's global infrastructure.

You will drive AI/ML powered detection, establish metrics, and partner with other Infrastructure Security teams to reduce mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-respond.