Software Development Manager, AWS SOC Engineering

Amazon

Amazon

Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Jul 29, 2025

DESCRIPTION

As a Software Development Manager (SDM) leading our AWS SOC Engineering team, you'll drive the development of advanced security automation and security tooling that fortify our security operations capabilities. You'll manage a team of developers to build scalable solutions that power our SOC, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence operations.

You'll shape the technical roadmap for security tooling initiatives, collaborate with various security teams to understand operational needs, and translate these into efficient, scalable solutions. Your work will directly impact our organization's security posture by enabling automated response, and improved visibility across our infrastructure.

This role requires expertise in security architecture, automation frameworks, and modern development practices. You'll lead the charge in revolutionizing our security operations through cutting-edge tooling and automation solutions.

Key job responsibilities
(a) Lead by example, innovate and solve security challenges at a massive scale,
(b) set measurable goals for delivery by your team,
(c) Orchestrate strategy and direction, roadmap planning, and project execution scheduling,
(d) Hire, build and manage a cross-functional engineering team, and
(e) Create the team environment that your reports rely upon for delivery
(f) Streamlining security operations through innovative tooling

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.