Senior Security Operations Leader — VM & IR

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo Security in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, and Security Incident Response. You will scale 24x7 operations, drive risk-based prioritization, and own metrics like MTTD/MTTR.

Build and mentor a high-performing team and partner with engineering to embed security across the development lifecycle. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and strategic leadership in a cutting-edge satellite-ground security

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on security engineering experience.
• 10+ years of risk assessment and enabling organizations to make security decisions.
• 10+ years of team management and building (coaching/mentoring) experience.
• 10+ years of communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the Security Operations function, including 24x7 monitoring, detection engineering, triage, and threat hunting.
• Own end-to-end Vulnerability Management program with SLA-driven remediation.
• Direct the Security Incident Response program from preparedness to post-incident reviews.
• Define and report operational metrics and weekly reviews for leadership visibility.
• Reduce MTTD/MTTR through automation and runbook improvements.
• Hire, develop, and retain a high-performing security team.
• Partner with engineering, product, and compliance to embed security into the SDLC.

Skills

Security engineering

Risk assessment

Team management

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS security

Threat modeling

Security design review

Risk analysis

Software testing techniques

Job description

Amazon Leo Security in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, and Security Incident Response. You will scale 24x7 operations, drive risk-based prioritization, and own metrics like MTTD/MTTR.

Build and mentor a high-performing team and partner with engineering to embed security across the development lifecycle. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and strategic leadership in a cutting-edge satellite-ground security