We are seeking an exceptional Technical Program Manager to join the AWS Security Messaging team to bolster and mature the program around delivering the Security Messaging function for AWS Software and Services consistently with high quality, customer focus, and continuous process improvement.
We are looking for an individual that can lead technical initiatives, build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external partners, define and implement repeatable processes and deliver results against the AWS dynamic security landscape. If you’re passionate about solving security problems at scale and want to join a fast-paced organization with global impact on millions of customers, then we’d like to talk to you.
The successful candidate will have a good mix of technical knowledge, security fundamentals, security response or operations experience and program management. We are looking for leaders who like to solve problems, and remove obstacles. The successful candidate is one who enjoys working directly with security engineers to understand their scenarios, and 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 your program goals. You are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach to build trust with engineers and senior leaders.
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 care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life-both in and outside of work.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead program and initiatives aimed at maturing the Security Messaging function for AWS Software and Services consistently with high quality, customer focus, and continuous process improvement.
* Manage Security Messaging initiatives through the life cycle and drive activities including coordination of detailed functional plans, communication with key stakeholders, issue resolution, and reporting metrics / KPIs. Create awareness of cross-functional inter-dependencies and establish prioritization for plan execution to minimize disruption on daily operations.
* Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of management, building trust across the organization, and demonstrating discretion with sensitive information.
* Build relationships and trust with subsidiary points of contact and business leaders.
* Show ownership and leadership skills in coordinating projects across multiple teams, driving them to successful conclusion while building strong, lasting relationships with both internal and external customers.
* Lead ambiguous and undefined problems to resolution in the face of uncertainty.
* Create repeatable processes for tracking risk, subsidiary information, on-going engagement, and reporting. 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 care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– 2+ years of software development experience
– 3+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
– 3+ years of analytical, quantitative, communication, and presentations experience
– Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
– 3+ years of experience in a role that focuses on IT security (operations, response, threat intelligence, application security, etc).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– 3+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
– Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
– 3+ years experience generating and analyzing metrics with QuickSight, Tableau, Microsoft Business, or similar analysis software to measure service and program effectiveness and consistency
– Excellent written and oral communication skills with track record of communicating with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the organization.
– Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects.
– Strong problem solving and negotiation skills to earn trust and influence partners and teams, and demonstrate success in delivering projects on time.
– Experience working with teams across multiple locations and timezones.
– An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to drive innovation independently
– Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills
– Strong customer focus, ownership, sense of urgency and drive
– Familiarity with web services, multi-tiered systems, complex architectures, workflow modeling and enterprise application integration
– Passion to make things better and building a solutions-based approach to partnership
– Possess an understanding of core information security principles and associated risk management principles
– Experience with large enterprise environments
– Experience with cross-organizational collaboration and negotiation
– Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
– Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $101,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $197,800/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.