Principal Threat Intel Manager, AWS Region Services with Security Clearance

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Job description

DESCRIPTION AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Are you excited at the prospect of keeping millions of customers' data safe? Do you want to help secure government at scale within the cloud? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's leading cloud provider, delivering virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. Information security is an integral part of AWS' corporate culture. It is essential to maintaining our position as a leader in cloud computing, which is why AWS has made it a priority to create top-tier threat intelligence operations and incident response teams to defend our customers against evolving threats. If you would like to join a company where security is truly job zero, where you can work with like-minded peers who are passionate about the art & science of cyber defense, and where you can use state of the art tools for maximum impact, then we have a home for you. The AWS Region Services team is looking for a Senior Technical Business Development Manager who is passionate about risk management, strategic thinking and navigating complex international interactions. As an expert in the Global Intelligence Community, you will be responsible for helping to facilitate AWS' customer interactions, providing cyber response subject matter expertise and cyber threat advice, while collaborating and liaising with customers in the international cleared community. In this role you will champion AWS' engagements, to ensure operational effectiveness and alert fidelity. In addition, you will be responsible for continuously identifying gaps and manage the improvements in security response process, technologies, and monitoring. Working closely with the AWS Security, Infrastructure, Service teams, the Intelligence Community and Defense Industrial Base, you will ensure cyber-defense requirements are identified and communicated from the earliest moments in the project life-cycle. Key Responsibilities include:
• Identify, define and mitigate threats to AWS by liaising with the intelligence community, security researchers and international partners.
• Building and growing a massively scalable Threat Management and Incident Response service that is core to all of AWS' users.
• Owning the definition of best practices as it pertains to cyber security during the software development lifecycle used by engineers, including design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics. • Working as part of cross-functional teams to develop secure and scalable solutions for our customers both domestically and internationally.
• Obtaining and maintaining relationships within the global intelligence and security community to provide early threat intelligence capabilities
• Communicating with influential customers to both explain AWS incident response and threat mitigation capabilities.
• Ensure detailed operational metrics and support for your team As an AWS Technical Business Development Manager, you'll be expected to:
• Serve as a biz-dev lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.
• Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Leverage knowledge of internal and industry prior art in design decisions.
• Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community.
• Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience. You are a visionary leader, builder and operator. You have experience leading or contributing to multiple simultaneous product development efforts and/or IT projects and initiatives. You are able to balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology. You'll strive for simplicity and will demonstrate significant creativity. This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work. A day in the life
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. Utility Computing (UC) AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. 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. 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud. 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. Diverse Experiences Amazon 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. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - MBA
- 6+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- Experience in a professional field or military
- Experience building scalable programs and repeatable scalable processes, levering various tools and methods to create scale and efficiency
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience in developing, negotiating and executing business agreements
- Ability to decompose and solve ambiguous problems through proven design skills, sharp analytical abilities, and an ability to influence/utilize technical teams to execute on those ideas 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

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