Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Senior Manager, AI Red Team, Threat Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$208K/yr - $282K/yr
10+ years expAmazon is looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead their AI Red Team within Threat Operations. The role involves building and leading a team focused on security research and offensive operations targeting AI systems, while ensuring the organization stays ahead of emerging threats in the AI security landscape.
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Responsibilities
Building and leading a team of security engineers with expertise in offensive security, AI/ML systems, threat intelligence, and security automation
Establishing and driving the strategic vision for AI offensive security research, focusing on emergent threats and novel attack surfaces in the AI ecosystem
Overseeing sophisticated Red Team operations targeting AI assets including training pipelines, inference systems, model architectures, and supporting infrastructure
Driving cross-organizational security initiatives to assess how growing reliance on AI introduces new vulnerabilities across the enterprise
Partnering with security teams to protect critical AI offerings and ensure customer security in AI workloads
Developing scalable offensive security automation and AI-augmented testing tools that can be shared across the organization
Translating technical security findings into strategic recommendations for senior leadership, clearly articulating business impact and risk
Recruiting, mentoring, and developing security talent with diverse backgrounds spanning offensive security and AI/ML expertise
Fostering collaboration between security engineers and research scientists to advance the field of AI security
Establishing metrics and reporting frameworks to demonstrate security program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
Building relationships with security leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders to drive consensus on complex security issues and risk remediation strategies
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, and software testing techniques
Minimum 10+ years of experience in offensive security, security engineering, or related security domains
3+ years of experience managing security teams or leading security programs
Proven track record of building and scaling security capabilities in complex technology organizations
Preferred
15+ years of experience in offensive security or security engineering roles with increasing leadership responsibility
5+ years of people management experience, including hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing security engineers
Deep understanding of AI/ML security including threats to AI systems, adversarial machine learning, or AI supply chain security
Experience leading Red Team operations, penetration testing programs, or offensive security research initiatives
Track record of establishing new security programs or capabilities from the ground up
Experience working across large organizations to drive security outcomes and build stakeholder consensus
Demonstrated ability to translate technical security findings into strategic business recommendations for executive audiences
Experience with cloud security programs at scale
Strong technical background with hands-on experience in offensive security domains
Proven ability to recruit and develop diverse technical talent with specialized skillsets
Experience fostering collaboration between security practitioners and research scientists or applied researchers
Benefits
Sign-on payments
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
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
Parental leave
Flexible work hours and arrangements
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and AI infrastructure.
10001+ employees
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