Senior Manager, AI Red Team, Threat Operations

Amazon; United States; On-site; USD 208,300 - 281,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Manager, AI Red Team, Threat Operations in the United States to lead a security engineering team focused on offensive AI security. You will guide strategic AI threat research, oversee Red Team operations on AI assets, and drive security initiatives across the enterprise.

The role requires deep expertise in offensive security and leadership, with a track record of building scalable security programs, mentoring engineers, and delivering risk-based recommendations to

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in offensive security, security engineering, or related security domains.
• 3+ years of experience managing security teams or leading security programs.
• Proven track record of building and scaling security capabilities in complex technology organizations.

Responsibilities

• Building and leading a team of security engineers with expertise in offensive security, AI/ML systems, threat intelligence, and security automation.
• Establishing and driving the strategic vision for AI offensive security research, focusing on emergent threats and novel attack surfaces in the AI ecosystem.
• Overseeing Red Team operations targeting AI assets including training pipelines, inference systems, and model architectures.
• Partnering with security teams to protect critical AI offerings and ensure customer security in AI workloads.
• Developing scalable offensive security automation and AI-augmented testing tools across the organization.
• Translating technical security findings into strategic recommendations for senior leadership and risk remediation.

Skills

Offensive security

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Security leadership

Job description

Senior Manager, AI Red Team, Threat Operations

Job ID: 10379285 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Application deadline: Jul 19, 2026

Key Job Responsibilities

• Building and leading a team of security engineers with expertise in offensive security, AI/ML systems, threat intelligence, and security automation
• Establishing and driving the strategic vision for AI offensive security research, focusing on emergent threats and novel attack surfaces in the AI ecosystem
• Overseeing sophisticated Red Team operations targeting AI assets including training pipelines, inference systems, model architectures, and supporting infrastructure
• Driving cross‑organizational security initiatives to assess how growing reliance on AI introduces new vulnerabilities across the enterprise
• Partnering with security teams to protect critical AI offerings and ensure customer security in AI workloads
• Developing scalable offensive security automation and AI‑augmented testing tools that can be shared across the organization
• Translating technical security findings into strategic recommendations for senior leadership, clearly articulating business impact and risk
• Recruiting, mentoring, and developing security talent with diverse backgrounds spanning offensive security and AI/ML expertise
• Fostering collaboration between security engineers and research scientists to advance the field of AI security
• Establishing metrics and reporting frameworks to demonstrate security program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
• Building relationships with security leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders to drive consensus on complex security issues and risk remediation strategies

About the Team

The Threat Operations team protects critical customer trust points through offensive security operations and emergent threat research, covering diverse technology landscapes such as AWS, satellite communications, autonomous systems, frontier AI models, and advertising platforms. The team values diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action and Earn Trust.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in offensive security, security engineering, or related security domains
• 3+ years of experience managing security teams or leading security programs
• Proven track record of building and scaling security capabilities in complex technology organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in offensive security or security engineering roles with increasing leadership responsibility
• 5+ years of people management experience, including hiring, developing, and retaining high‑performing security engineers
• Deep understanding of AI/ML security including threats to AI systems, adversarial machine learning, or AI supply chain security
• Experience leading Red Team operations, penetration testing programs, or offensive security research initiatives
• Track record of establishing new security programs or capabilities from the ground up
• Experience working across large organizations to drive security outcomes and build stakeholder consensus
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical security findings into strategic business recommendations for executive audiences
• Experience with cloud security programs at scale
• Strong technical background with hands‑on experience in offensive security domains
• Proven ability to recruit and develop diverse technical talent with specialized skillsets
• Experience fostering collaboration between security practitioners and research scientists or applied researchers

Salary and Benefits

Base salary range: 208,300.00 - 281,800.00 USD annually. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.