Software Development Manager, AWS Identity, IAM Data Plane - Credentials Distribution Systems

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 184,900 - 250,200; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Manager for the AWS Identity and IAM Data Plane—Credentials Distribution Systems. You will lead a high‑impact team that builds tier‑0 infrastructure powering IAM credentials for EC2, EKS, ECS, and more, ensuring secure, scalable distribution across AWS.

You will own strategy, architecture, and cross‑functional collaboration with product management and AWS service teams, with a focus on reliability, automation, and security at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, and scaling).
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services.
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software lifecycle including coding standards, reviews, source control, builds, testing, and livesite operations.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver long-term product and architecture strategy for temporary security credential management and distribution.
• Drive customer-facing impact by working backwards from customer needs to simplify credential management.
• Identify risks and escalate to senior leadership when needed.
• Set team strategy and ensure timely, high-quality execution.
• Own and improve operational metrics and automation tools for reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with Product Management to align on priorities and drive cross-functional execution.
• Work with AWS service teams to meet security and adoption goals.
• Make prioritization decisions and balance short-term delivery with long-term architecture.
• Utilize AI tooling to improve engineering productivity and automation.
• Grow a diverse, skilled team through hiring, mentoring, and coaching.

Skills

Team management

Leadership

Software architecture

Engineering practices

Product partnership

Executive communication

Tools

Multi-tier web services

Code reviews

Source control

Build pipelines

Job description

Software Development Manager, AWS Identity, IAM Data Plane - Credentials Distribution Systems

Job ID: 10438060 | Amazon.com Services LLC

What does it take to distribute billions of security credentials every day—without ever going down? That's the challenge at the core of this role.

As a Software Development Manager on the AWS Credentials Distribution Systems (CreDS) team, you’ll lead a high‑impact team responsible for tier‑0 infrastructure that every AWS compute platform depends on. Your systems power IAM Roles for EC2, EKS, ECS, and more—making temporary, least‑privilege credentials the default across AWS. You’ll work closely with AWS service teams and product management to define, prioritize, and deliver features that drive meaningful security improvements for customers at scale.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Define and deliver long‑term product and architecture strategy for temporary security credential management and distribution.
• Drive customer‑facing impact by working backwards from customer needs to simplify credential management.
• Proactively identify risks, mitigate them before they become roadblocks, and exercise sound judgment on when and how to escalade to senior leadership.
• Set team strategy and be accountable for team plans, execution, and deliverables—ensuring consistent, high‑quality outcomes.
• Own and continuously improve all operational metrics and automation tools, ensuring the team’s software is reliable, efficient, and scalable.
• Build strong partnerships with Product Management to align on priorities and drive cross‑functional execution.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with AWS service teams to define and deliver on security and adoption goals.
• Make and facilitate prioritization decisions and manage trade‑offs between short‑term delivery and long‑term architectural health.
• Leverage AI tooling to improve engineering productivity, automate workflows, and raise the bar on operational efficiency.
• Grow and develop a strong, healthy, and diverse team through strategic hiring, mentoring, and coaching.

About the Team

The AWS Credentials Distribution Systems (CreDS) team sits within AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)—the backbone of cloud security at Amazon. We own tier‑0 services that distribute and manage temporary, least‑privilege credentials across AWS compute platforms and Amazon’s internal infrastructure. Strong ownership and operational excellence are essential to succeed in this role. We hold a high bar for system reliability, security, and scalability—backed by rigorous operational practices, thorough code reviews, and a bias toward automation. When an issue arises, we own it, learn from it, and build mechanisms to prevent recurrence.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, and scaling).
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi‑tier web services.
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/network 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 communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing teams of software engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers.

Location & Compensation

Location: USA, Washington, Seattle

Salary Range: $184,900.00 – $250,200.00 USD annually (base salary). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location and will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Benefits

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans), employee assistance program, 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 at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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