Description

*Due to federal contracts, this position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

Do you believe cloud computing will be a disruptive force in government? Do you have technology experience across infrastructure, security, applications, and compliance requirements such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)?

Amazon Web Services is seeking top industry technical expert to grow our team dedicated to expanding our Controlled Working Environment (CWE) team to build, operate and maintain a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) approved infrastructure.

We are looking for an experienced security leader with a deep understanding on how to balance business and technical risk that can effect the program. As a security leader, you will own building and managing a team of security engineers, fostering a strong team culture. You and your team will be responsible for reviewing and testing our new services before release, partnering closely with our development teams to produce innovative and secure solutions. The candidate should be able to identify IT risks, define a mitigation plan to remediate, and consistently drive for the right results. They must have a passion for engineering novel solutions to complex security challenges; and recognize and fill gaps in capabilities.

The successful candidate will have a good mix of broad technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security. We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of Windows forensics, Cloud security, security operations, incident response, network security, and emergent security intelligence.

Amazon has a fast-paced environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” On a “typical” day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team that builds and maintains CMMC compliant infrastructure.

• Establish relationships with internal and external partners and peer stakeholders to understand and meet their needs while operating existing systems at a high level of Operational Excellence.

• Own and track team engineering delivery, goals, metrics, and stakeholder management.

• Develop and maintain a culture of innovation and operational excellence in the teams.

• Work closely with business and tech leadership to define product and tech roadmap.

• Hiring, developing, and retaining a world class engineering team that meets Amazon’s high bar.

• Create and implement automated processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency and scalability.

• Evaluate the impact of current security threats, advisories, publications, and academic research to the organization. Identify plans of action and coordinate as necessary across teams to mitigate risk.

• Recognize, adopt, and instill the best practices of security engineering throughout the organization.

• Engage with and influence the key stakeholders and internal teams to ensure compliance, security and operational functional requirements are met or exceeded.

• A successful candidate will be an experienced leader with an established background in developing and operating platforms and services, developing and hiring top talent, technical ability, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a dynamic fast paced environment.

About the team

AWS Global Sales (AGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. You will lead a team of engineers working with teams across the company to build, operate and maintain a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) approved infrastructure. You will have the ability to deliver features and functionality to our customers and a have a direct impact on our bottom line. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team and have ownership for the implementation of your work.

Why 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.

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, 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 and 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 or Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 5+ years of experience managing team of software and security engineers across full product life cycles.

• 5+ years experience in three or more of the following: incident response, application security, network security, security operations, or network engineering, with at least two years of experience on a Security Operations team, especially coordinating responses to security incidents.

• Experience in Systems and Network Administration, System Reliability Engineering, or Application Security

• Excellence in technical communications with both technical and non-technical peers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or related field.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (associate) or AWS Certified Developer (associate) or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator (associate)

• Understanding and experience implementing/overseeing Government compliance requirements/programs such as NIST 800-171 and CMMC

• 5+ years of experience with web protocols and Linux/Unix tools and architecture

• Experience with open-source technologies

• Experience with maintaining distributed systems and web services

• Understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability

• System engineering experience in the cloud

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.