Security Engineering Manager - Secure 3P Tools

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

Job summary

Amazon in Arlington, VA is seeking an experienced Security Engineering Manager for the Secure Third Party Tools team. You will lead a team of security engineers who define and maintain third-party security controls and conduct expert reviews of complex engagements.

You will partner with Product and Software Engineering to translate security requirements into automated tooling, shaping roadmaps and improving assessment precision.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing and developing teams
• 5+ years progressive work within a software security team or related operating environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
• Knowledge of security of web services, cryptography, network security protocols and operating system security
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques

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.

Skills

People leadership

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Risk assessment

Education

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

Job description

Amazon in Arlington, VA is seeking an experienced Security Engineering Manager for the Secure Third Party Tools team. You will lead a team of security engineers who define and maintain third-party security controls and conduct expert reviews of complex engagements.

You will partner with Product and Software Engineering to translate security requirements into automated tooling, shaping roadmaps and improving assessment precision.