Systems Development Manager, Security Tooling, US ADC Security
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $166,300 to $225,000
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Herndon, VA
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- LocationHerndon, VA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
AWS Security is looking for a Systems Development Manager to lead a team of systems development engineers who run the infrastructure and automation behind security tooling for a U.S. Government program in a classified environment. Your team will keep these systems secure, available, and scalable, and will automate operations so the security organization can move faster.
You will own your team's infrastructure and operations roadmap, including infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and system health. You'll work with software development, security engineering, program management, and Government counterparts to set priorities and deliver results. You will hire and develop strong engineers and build a culture of ownership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead, hire, and develop a team of systems development engineers, and set clear goals and performance expectations.
- Own the infrastructure and operations roadmap for security tooling, from design through deployment and sustainment.
- Drive automation of infrastructure as code, configuration management, and deployment to reduce manual operational work.
- Set operational excellence standards, including availability and health metrics, monitoring, alerting, and on-call health.
- Partner with software development, security engineering, TPM, and Government stakeholders to prioritize work and remove blockers.
- Report operational performance, risks, and results clearly to senior leadership.
A day in the life
You start by reviewing overnight availability and health metrics with your team, then help an engineer through an infrastructure issue that's blocking a deployment. Mid-morning, you lead a design review for an automation change that will remove a manual maintenance task, and push the team to make it simpler and more reliable. You meet with the software development manager to line up infrastructure work with upcoming tooling releases. In the afternoon, you coach an engineer one-on-one, interview a candidate, and brief leadership on operational risk. Your team keeps critical security systems running on a classified program.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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.
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.
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.
Training & 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
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.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience with infrastructure as code, ops automation, and configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS products and services
- Experience operating security tooling or security infrastructure.
- Experience leading engineering teams in classified or regulated environments.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.
The 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Herndon - 166,300.00 - 225,000.00 USD annually
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Systems Development Manager, Security Tooling, US ADC Security (this listing) | $166,300 - $225,000 |
| Senior PMT, Ads Agent Identity and Authorization Infrastructure | $166,300 - $225,000 |
| Senior Product Manager, Technical, Device Technologies | $166,300 - $225,000 |
| Senior Product Manager - Tech, OSS-Buying | $166,300 - $225,000 |
| Manager, System Development, Fulfillment Optimization | $166,300 - $225,000 |
| Senior Product Manager, Amazon Live | $166,300 - $225,000 |
| Senior PMT forecasting, FBA forecasting | $166,300 - $225,000 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
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- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-27
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USA, VA, Herndon - 166,300.00 - 225,000.00 USD annually
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