Description

The Amazon Devices and Services team designs and engineers high-profile consumer

electronics, including the best-selling Kindle family of products. We have also produced

groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Dash, Ring, and Amazon Echo.

What will you help us create?

Are you interested in building and leading a top-notch security team responsible for securing

consumer devices and information? Do you want to solve new security challenges and build

solutions at scale? If so, we have the job for you! Amazon’s Devices and Services Security

team is looking for a senior leader who will be responsible for leading, developing and taking

the Device Services Security team to the next level. You will be responsible for the security

risk posture for over 20 product families, while enabling the organization to deliver great

and secure experiences for our customers. In this role, you will define security requirements,

build processes and mechanisms that continue to raise the security bar for Amazon’s

consumer products, and develop scalable solutions that meet the business and customer

needs. This role will require innovation, as well as the ability to perform security at scale.

Key job responsibilities

As the leader of the Device Services Security team, you will be tasked in setting and

executing the security strategic direction for various consumer services, including but not

limited to Kindle, Smart Home, Fire tables, and Alexa Skills. You will be responsible for

leading a multi-functional and geographically diverse team. You will partner with

engineering teams to integrate scalable security tools and controls into everyday work for

the entire organization. You will help envision, drive, and scale the programs through

innovative process changes across multiple organizations and teams, engaging technical

and non-technical people throughout the organization. You will partner and work across

disciplines and executives including engineering, marketing, product management, legal,

and business. Above all, you feel strongly about protecting customers. Your focus will be to

help teams design their systems and customer experiences in a manner that upholds our

high bar for customer trust.

About the team

About Amsec:

Inclusive Team Culture and Diverse Experiences

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest assurance challenges in an emerging and rapidly evolving space like Responsible AI, requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field or relevant work experience

• 10+ years of industry experience with hands-on security engineering experience on services

• 10+ years of risk assessment and enabling organizations making security decisions

• 10+ years managing and building teams (including coaching and mentoring)

• 10+ years of experience communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technical security design or advisory work in support of a highly technical

• environment

• Strong project management experience desired for working on cross-functional projects

• Solid technical background with some demonstrable understanding of cloud services

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $187,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $324,100/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.