Software Development Manager, Amazon Security Data Engineering

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the Security Data Engineering Data Cataloging and Optimization team in Herndon, VA. You will guide a group of engineers building a petabyte-scale data platform that supports Apache Iceberg, AWS Glue, and Parquet, delivering fast, scalable data cataloging and optimization capabilities.

You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with security and data teams to drive architecture, performance, and reliability across

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years of leading multi-tier web services
• 3+ years of software development experience
• 1+ years of technical leadership across SDLC
• 1+ years of distributed systems in Java/C#/C++
• 1+ years of SOA experience
• 1+ years of distributed programming experience
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or related field
• Knowledge of full SDLC practices and source control, build, testing, and live-site operations
• Experience partnering with product/program management teams

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software developers building the Security Data Lake cataloging and optimization platform
• Drive technical vision and roadmap for petabyte-scale data catalogs
• Oversee design/implementation of distributed data-optimization systems (compaction, re-org, indexing)
• Collaborate with data engineers and security teams across AWS and Amazon businesses
• Guide architectural decisions for latency-sensitive workloads
• Establish software engineering best practices and code quality standards
• Build systems enabling data engineers to optimize performance and security outcomes
• Manage capacity planning, sprint execution, and delivery commitments
• Conduct performance reviews and hiring activities
• Foster a culture of innovation and ownership
• Collaborate across Amazon Security and data platform teams on cross-functional initiatives
• Manage on-call and operational readiness

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

Data modeling

Java/C#/C++

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Apache Iceberg

AWS Glue

Parquet

Job description

Software Development Manager, Amazon Security Data Engineering

Job ID: 10552758 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon Security Data Engineering seeks a Software Development Manager to lead our Data Cataloging and Optimization team. You'll manage a team of software developers building the critical optimization layer of Amazon's Security Data Lake—a petabyte-scale platform supporting Apache Iceberg, AWS Glue, and Parquet formats. Your team develops distributed systems for data compaction, re-organization, and indexing that enable data engineers across AWS, Amazon Stores, Digital, and other business units to reduce Incident Response and Threat Hunting times from months to minutes. This role requires deep technical expertise in building large-scale distributed systems and proven people leadership skills. You'll drive technical vision, establish engineering best practices, and grow high-performing teams while balancing multiple latency requirements from real-time batch detections to historical threat hunting across months of data.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software developers building the Security Data Lake's cataloging and optimization platform
• Drive technical vision and roadmap for systems that manage petabyte-scale data catalogs supporting Apache Iceberg, AWS Glue, Parquet, and other formats
• Oversee the design and implementation of distributed systems for data optimization including compaction, re-organization, and indexing at scale
• Partner with data engineers and security teams across AWS, Amazon Stores, Digital, and other business units to understand their requirements and deliver platform capabilities
• Guide architectural decisions for systems that balance multiple latency scenarios—from minute-level batch detections to month-spanning threat hunting queries
• Establish software engineering best practices, code quality standards, and operational excellence for platform development
• Build systems that enable data engineers to optimize performance and reduce Incident Response and Threat Hunting times, directly impacting security outcomes
• Manage team capacity planning, sprint execution, and delivery commitments for critical security infrastructure
• Conduct performance reviews, career development conversations, and hiring activities
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and customer obsession focused on building scalable platforms
• Collaborate with peer teams across Amazon Security and data platform teams to drive cross-functional initiatives
• Manage on-call and operational readiness

About the team

The Data Cataloging and Optimization team builds the platform layer that makes Amazon's Security Data Lake fast and efficient at petabyte scale. We're software developers passionate about distributed systems, working with Apache Iceberg, AWS Glue, and Parquet to build optimization systems for data compaction, re-organization, and indexing. Our platform enables data engineers and security analysts across AWS, Amazon Stores, and Digital to investigate incidents and hunt threats—reducing query times from months to minutes. We emphasize ownership, technical excellence, and customer obsession while collaborating across Amazon Security to solve hard problems that directly impact Amazon's security posture.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 3+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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