What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Technical Program Manager, Vulnerability Management and Response - Insights and Enablement position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Security's VMR Insights and Enablement team is looking for a Sr. Technical Program Manager to join our Security Issue Management team.
Our innovative Insights and Enablement team is revolutionizing vulnerability management through advanced automation and data-driven solutions. Be part of a dynamic group that bridges security operations and development, creating measurable impact across Amazon's vast ecosystem.
What Makes Us Unique:
- We serve as the bridge between security operations and development teams
- We combine technical expertise with program management excellence
- We drive both tactical improvements and strategic security initiatives
- We work across the full spectrum of vulnerability management: from detection through remediation
- We have the autonomy to prototype and validate new solutions quickly
Drive the future of security at Amazon!
Key job responsibilities
- Drive efficient execution and implementation of Amazon Store’s vulnerability management program, focusing on automation initiatives, detection capabilities, and remediation workflows
- Identify and resolve program bottlenecks through data analysis and stakeholder feedback, implementing solutions to improve overall program effectiveness
- Design and implement program frameworks that enable streamlined vulnerability management, working closely with engineering teams to develop scalable detection solutions for host and container security
- Lead the development and operationalization of key team initiatives, such as custom detection platform, metrics dashboards, and third-party software vulnerability management solutions
- Partner with Security Engineers to translate operational requirements into technical specifications, ensuring solutions meet security objectives while maintaining operational efficiency
- Build and maintain strong relationships with development teams, security partners, and operational stakeholders to drive program adoption and success
- Develop and track program metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness, demonstrate business value, and identify improvements
- Drive regular program reviews and status updates with relevant stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and mitigation strategies
- Collaborate with senior technical leaders to ensure program alignment with broader security objectives and architectural standards
- Manage multiple parallel workstreams while maintaining high standards for program delivery and technical excellence
A day in the life
- Leading the morning stand-up with security engineers working on custom detection platform development, reviewing progress and addressing any blockers
- Analyzing the latest vulnerability metrics dashboards to identify trends and areas needing attention, preparing insights that you will present to senior information security leadership in a coming review
- Coordinating with TPM peers on the team to ensure alignment between host and container security initiatives
- Reviewing and providing feedback on technical specifications for new security tooling
- Running a working session with engineering teams to improve the contextualization methodology and process for high-severity vulnerabilities
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.
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.
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 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6 years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
- Understanding of SDLC and Architecture System Design with the ability to ensure functionality and tradeoffs in terms of scalability, maintainability, extensibility, performance, and security.
- Experience working within a security organization
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working directly within Vulnerability Management and Remediation
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.
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.
