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This is a high-impact leadership position for someone passionate about making AI systems safer, more reliable, and more trustworthy.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nTechnical Leadership\n\nDrive the development of systems that identify, assess, and mitigate security vulnerabilities across AI infrastructure and applications\nBuild automated tools and frameworks that detect risks and implement corrective measures at scale\nDefine security standards and engineering practices for AI systems throughout their lifecycle\nCollaborate with security, compliance, and research teams to address evolving threats and challenges\n\nTeam Management\n\nBuild, mentor, and grow a high-performing hybrid team of Applied Scientists and Software Development Engineers\nFoster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning in the rapidly evolving AI security domain\nConduct performance management, career development, and succession planning for team members\nBalance research exploration with engineering execution to deliver both innovative solutions and production-ready systems\n\nStrategic Impact\n\nDefine and execute the technical roadmap for AI risk auditing and automated remediation capabilities.\nCollaborate with cross-functional partners including AI platform teams, security organizations, and product groups.\nCommunicate complex technical concepts and risk assessments to senior leadership and stakeholders.\nDrive operational excellence through metrics, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI security systems.\n\nInnovation & Research\n\nStay current with the latest developments in AI security, adversarial AI, and emerging threat vectors.\nEncourage experimentation and research into novel approaches for detecting and mitigating AI risks.\nPublish findings and contribute to the broader AI security community when appropriate.\n\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences\nAmazon 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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\nWhy Amazon Security?\nAt 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.\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn 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.\nTraining & Career Growth\nWe’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.\nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n10+ years of engineering experience\n5+ years of engineering team management experience\n10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience\nExperience partnering with product or program management teams\nExperience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience partnering with product and program management teams\nExperience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur 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.\n\nThe 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. 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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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\nWhy Amazon Security?\nAt 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.\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn 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. 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