Amazon · 2 days ago
Security Engineering Manager - GenAI, AppSec
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $237K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is looking for an experienced security leader to join the Application Security team focused on Generative AI applications. The role involves managing a team of security engineers and technical program managers, driving the strategic direction of GenAI Application Security, and addressing emerging threats in AI systems.
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Responsibilities
You will lead, manage, and develop a team of Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers responsible for Application Security (AppSec) of Amazon's Generative AI services and AI-powered applications
You will lead the strategic direction and evolution of GenAI Application Security review processes, including setting goals and establishing priorities for securing LLM integrations, prompt engineering workflows, and AI model deployments
You will set the direction for the team by driving strategic initiatives in AI security, influencing leadership, key stakeholders, and partnering with AI/ML teams throughout Amazon
You will develop a healthy and collaborative culture and enable the team to deliver results in the rapidly evolving GenAI security landscape
You will lead effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities, including data science, ML engineering, and product teams
You will drive improvements to internal program and process specific to GenAI security reviews, including threat modeling for AI systems, secure prompt design, and model security assessments
You will write and deliver high-quality documents for technical and non-technical audiences on complex GenAI security topics
You will drive the adoption of GenAI-specific security processes, automation, and tooling to improve operational efficiency and scale security reviews for AI applications
You will stay current with emerging GenAI security threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring the team maintains expertise in areas such as prompt injection prevention, model security, RAG security, and AI supply chain security
You will mentor and develop individual contributors, helping them grow their technical expertise and leadership capabilities
Qualification
Required
5+ years of managing and developing teams experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
Knowledge of security of web services, video content protection technologies, cryptography, network security protocols and operating system security
Experience applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques to traditional and AI-powered applications
Understanding of Generative AI technologies, large language models, and AI application architectures
Preferred
Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques
Experience with GenAI security challenges including prompt injection, model security, data privacy in AI systems, and adversarial machine learning
Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks, LLM APIs, RAG architectures, and AI model deployment pipelines
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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