Senior Security & Compliance Engineering Leader

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS Security Assurance Services LLC is hiring a Senior Security & Compliance Engineering Manager to lead a team of security and compliance engineers delivering scalable security solutions for regulated customers.

You will own the team's roadmap, hire and grow engineers, and drive long-term strategy for security and automation in the cloud, coordinating with AWS service teams and customers across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of managing and developing teams experience.
• 5+ years of 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 OS security.
• Experience in managing and developing teams.
• Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques.
• Experience in one or more: application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, security infrastructure, penetration testing, cloud security, AI security, IAM.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of security and compliance engineers in multiple locations and one or two managers under you.
• Hire, onboard, and grow engineers through delegation, development planning, coaching, and promotions.
• Provide both tactical and strategic management where the problem, opportunity, and strategy may not be fully defined.
• Establish team structure, KPIs and SLAs to deliver complex problems independently and measure progress.
• Define team and cross-team goals and contribute to strategic planning and execution.
• Own regular reporting to senior leadership up to three levels above.
• Negotiate priorities across teams and partner orgs and drive roadmaps.

Skills

Team management

Security engineering

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Hiring and onboarding

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / InfoSec or related field

Tools

Threat modeling

Incident response

CI/CD deployment

AWS security services

Job description

AWS Security Assurance Services LLC is hiring a Senior Security & Compliance Engineering Manager to lead a team of security and compliance engineers delivering scalable security solutions for regulated customers.

You will own the team's roadmap, hire and grow engineers, and drive long-term strategy for security and automation in the cloud, coordinating with AWS service teams and customers across multiple locations.