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Software Development Manager, Amazon Security: ASCOT Engineering

Amazon
Herndon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/12/2026 CLOSED ON 5/12/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Manager, Amazon Security: ASCOT Engineering position at Amazon?

Description

As a Software Development Manager (SDM) at Amazon Security, you will build and lead a team of software development engineers delivering security services that help our largest customers adopt AWS technologies quickly and operate them with confidence.

Your team will design and build proactive security solutions at scale, working across AWS services and internal teams to reduce risk, accelerate secure adoption, and protect customers who have the highest security bar. You will own the technical direction, delivery, and operational health of these services from inception through production.

Key job responsibilities
What you'll do:

- Hire, develop, and manage a team of software engineers focused on building security services for AWS customers
- Define and drive the technical roadmap for the team
- Partner with AWS service teams, security organizations, and field teams to build solutions that scale
- Set a high bar for engineering quality, operational excellence, and customer outcomes
- Translate ambiguous customer and business problems into clear engineering plans with measurable results

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

- 5 years of software development experience
- 2 years of software development manager, managing teams of more than 5 software engineers experience
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

Preferred Qualifications

- 2 years of building production software experience
- Experience leading agile development teams and scrum spring planning

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 - 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 USD annually

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