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Posted on 8/22/2025

Security Engineering Manager, Security Analytics and AI Research

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Boston, MA

Full-time
$158K–$272K

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of engineering team management experience
  • 7+ years working in security research and engineering
  • Experience with developing products
  • Experience in one or more of cloud security, threat intelligence, malware detection, network security, and related fields
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent field

Benefits

  • Work/Life Balance
  • We value work-life harmony
  • The base pay for this position ranges from $157,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $272,400/year in our highest geographic market
  • Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Responsibilities

  • On this team, you will lead engineers to invent and implement innovative solutions for never-before-solved problems
  • This role will specifically lead the security engineering team associated to Security Hub, a service which prioritizes critical security issues and helps you respond at scale by transforming signals into insights to reduce risks, improve productivity, and protect your cloud environment
  • This role will collaborate closely with applied scientists and partner engineer teams to continuously improve our correlation rules and prioritization algorithms
  • Security Hub ingests signals and findings in OCSF, therefore this role will also support the organization in supporting the integration and evolution of OCSF
  • Lead and develop a team of security experts building novel detection solutions at AWS scale
  • Own the security value of Security Hub, leading operational reviews and prioritizing improvement opportunities
  • Collaborate with science and engineering teams to deliver solutions to production
  • Stay up to date with the ever changing cloud security and threat landscape
  • Work backwards from our customers to drive product roadmaps and improvements
  • Drive OCSF adoption across Security Hub and AWS

Full Description

Description

Amazon Web Services is looking for an experienced Security Engineering Manager to join the Security Analytics and AI Research group within AWS Security Services. This group is entrusted with researching and developing core detection and machine learning algorithms for services such as AWS GuardDuty (https://aws.amazon.com/guardduty/) and AWS Security Hub (https://aws.amazon.com/security-hub/). On this team, you will lead engineers to invent and implement innovative solutions for never-before-solved problems. If you have experience with information security and a passion for large scale machine learning systems, this will be an exciting opportunity. This is an advanced engineering team that is using novel techniques to help customers assess, monitor and protect their cloud based resources.

This role will specifically lead the security engineering team associated to Security Hub, a service which prioritizes critical security issues and helps you respond at scale by transforming signals into insights to reduce risks, improve productivity, and protect your cloud environment. This role will collaborate closely with applied scientists and partner engineer teams to continuously improve our correlation rules and prioritization algorithms. Security Hub ingests signals and findings in OCSF, therefore this role will also support the organization in supporting the integration and evolution of OCSF.

The AWS Security Services team builds technologies that help customers strengthen their security posture and better meet security requirements in the AWS Cloud. We are building massively scalable and globally distributed security systems to power next generation services.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of security experts building novel detection solutions at AWS scale

• Own the security value of Security Hub, leading operational reviews and prioritizing improvement opportunities

• Collaborate with science and engineering teams to deliver solutions to production

• Stay up to date with the ever changing cloud security and threat landscape

• Work backwards from our customers to drive product roadmaps and improvements

• Drive OCSF adoption across Security Hub and AWS

About The Team

Utility Computing (UC)

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience

• 7+ years working in security research and engineering

• Experience with developing products

• Experience in one or more of cloud security, threat intelligence, malware detection, network security, and related fields

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS products and services

• Experience in threat detection engineering

• Experience with CSPM solutions

• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing and the development of exploits or equivalent

• Experience managing a team implementing security solutions at the business division level or equivalent

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $157,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $272,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Company - Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Job ID: A3060402

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