Manager, Security Engineering, Healthcare Security

At Amazon Healthcare Security (HealthSec) we are on a mission to make healthcare secure and easy. We are developing a patient-centric healthcare experience that is personal transparent and convenient. We are looking for a Senior Manager to lead a security engineering team.

As a Security Engineering Manager your responsibility is to lead a team that ensures HealthSec customer data devices and systems are secure resilient and compliant. Your team is part of a global organization of security engineers software developers and technical program managers dedicated to continuously raising the security bar. We operate with an AI First mindset leveraging generative AI and machine learning to scale security decisions automate defenses and move faster than emerging threats. You will own the strategy execution and health of your team while developing the next generation of security leaders.

A Manager at this level is both a people leader and a recognized security practitioner a trusted advisor on complex technical issues who can guide the team through the most challenging security problems. You must demonstrate sound judgment in making trade-offs between short and long-term security and business goals show resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact. You will make risk-based assessments founded on data and facts deliver results under uncertainty and influence direction across multiple teams and organizations.

The successful candidate will be:

A people-first leader who hires develops and retains high-performing security engineers

An AI First thinker who looks for opportunities to apply generative AI and automation to security problems before defaulting to manual approaches

Methodically empirical and experimental in approach

A recognized leader in the security field proactively shaping threat prevention and detection strategies across the organization

An enthusiastic learner and curiosity seeker focusing on scalable solutions rather than limitations

Highly effective in verbal and written communication passionate about sharing knowledge tactics and strategy at all levels of the organization

Skilled at time management with the ability to deliver results under uncertainty and ambiguity

A champion for security culture within Amazon and a strong advocate for customer trust


Key job responsibilities
Lead mentor and grow a team of security engineers owning hiring performance management career development and succession planning
Set the vision and multi-quarter roadmap for the team balancing security outcomes with business priorities and the organizations risk posture
Guide the team on security architecture reviews threat modeling secure design and incident response for large-scale distributed systems handling protected health information (PHI)
Champion an AI First approach driving the team to apply generative AI machine learning and automation to scale threat detection accelerate security reviews and reduce manual toil while managing the security and privacy risks that AI systems themselves introduce
Ensure the teams work meets or exceeds healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. HIPAA) and support internal and external audits
Drive risk-based decision-making founded on data and facts and deliver results under uncertainty and ambiguity
Partner with software development product clinical and compliance teams to embed sound security decisions early and often minimizing security trade-offs
Champion a culture of security customer trust ownership and continuous learning across the organization
Influence security strategy and direction across multiple teams and organizations and represent the team in reviews planning cycles and executive updates


About the team
The Amazon Healthcare Security (HealthSec) team safeguards the data devices and systems at the core of Amazons healthcare business. We own the security of highly sensitive protected health information (PHI) and the trust that patients and customers place in us. We are an AI First team: we embed security and privacy by design partner with builders early and often to prevent issues before they ship and apply generative AI and automation to scale threat detection accelerate security reviews and stay ahead of a fast-evolving threat landscape. We operate with urgency and rigor hold ourselves to a bar that meets or exceeds the strictest regulatory requirements and measure our success by reducing real risk to patients and customers.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security 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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security
At Amazon security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazons products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud devices retail entertainment healthcare operations and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security its in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas perspectives and voices.

Training & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll 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 which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5 years of experience in application security security engineering or a related security discipline
- 3 years of people management experience including hiring and developing engineers
- Knowledge of HTTP(S) DNS TCP/IP and programming experience in Java C Python or a related language
- Demonstrated experience leading security architecture reviews threat modeling and security design for large-scale distributed systems
- Experience in application security architecture code reviews security testing incident response or security infrastructure

- Experience in healthcare or regulated-industry security environments and with AWS products and services experience
- Experience applying generative AI machine learning or automation to security workflows and familiarity with securing AI/ML systems
- Experience with threat modeling secure coding identity management authentication cryptography system administration or network security
- Demonstrated ability to influence security strategy and direction across multiple teams or organizations
- Proven track record mentoring developing and promoting security engineers
- Complex problem solving on tight schedules and risk-based assessments using data and facts

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 WA Seattle - 175100.00 - 236900.00 USD annually