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Sr. Technical Program Manager, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence

Amazon

Amazon

IT, Operations
Seattle, WA, USA · Arlington, VA, USA · United States · Texas, USA · Virginia, USA
Posted on Dec 21, 2024

DESCRIPTION

The Amazon Security Threat Intelligence (ACTI) organization is responsible for investigating and understanding threat actors that are targeting Amazon’s businesses. As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) you will be a member of the ACTI Engineering Team. You will work as a leader in a team of talented and energetic security professionals and software engineers responsible. You will be supporting engineering platforms that include open-source, vendor licensed, and native AWS components. These platforms support security missions across Amazon and its customers to better understand threats facing the company. Additionally, working with internal intelligence analysts and external customers to better understand their daily workflows and needs will be required. You’ll be a critical part of an organization focused on building and influencing the security culture within Amazon, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the continued safety and security of our customers.

The successful candidate will have a good mix of technical knowledge, security fundamentals, security threat intelligence experience, and program management. We are looking for TPMs who like to solve problems, and remove obstacles. The successful candidate is one who enjoys working directly with customers and engineers to understand their scenarios, and help the team design and deliver security systems and solutions that enable them operate more effectively. You will design and build tooling, drive process improvements, and work with other teams and cutting-edge technology to develop innovative solutions to complex technical challenges. You will be able to prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. You are proactive in removing roadblocks, and can handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will influence diverse teams, and be able to effectively rally support for your initiatives and be able to help deeply technical teams create simple solutions to meet their customer goals. You are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach to build trust with engineers and senior leaders.


Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will define, own and drive technical security initiatives that span multiple security teams and organizational boundaries. You will partner with technical leadership to identify company-wide opportunities to build systems that support our threat intelligence mission. You will help identify new areas of investment and work to align other group's engineering roadmaps to deliver on these opportunities and optimize delivery outcomes. You will help drive internal roadmaps and prioritization to best meet customer needs. You will contribute to engineering design efforts by looking broadly across customers and providing this insight back to the team. As a technical leader, you will influence strategy and outcomes across multiple Amazon organizations. You will communicate overall program health and status by developing and monitoring program performance metrics, reporting program status and health, and managing internal escalations.

About the team
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s 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.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. 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.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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 Amazon’s 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience in project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

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.

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 $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/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.