Full-time CISO, Amazon

Have you led a security business, or served as a CISO ready for Amazon scale? Do

you shape security product strategy at the executive level? We are looking for a

leader who has broad and deep knowledge of cloud computing, software

architecture, and networking. You should understand how identity and access

management, encryption, and related technologies shape security and compliance.

Do you have solid experience understanding and influencing security-related

technology decisions made by private and public sector customers? Are you able

to analyze and influence product and service teams to ensure that they align

with a strategy that ensures optimal security for cloud computing customers?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security seeks an experienced information security

professional to augment the effectiveness of the AWS Chief Information Security

Officer (CISO) as part of the AWS Office of the CISO. As a key member of the

Office of the CISO, you will engage with both external customers and partners,

as well as internal teams. A growing share of this work centers on securing AI

and agentic workloads, which is now the most frequent theme in senior customer

engagements.

The ideal candidate will possess a diverse background in information security

management, solution architecture, and/or engineering. You will also bring deep

knowledge of cloud computing, industry trends, and product development, along

with strong business, organizational, and technical skills. This role requires a

passion for customers and their missions, a strong ability to influence and

guide, and a track record of innovation. You will also bring a desire to learn,

genuine curiosity, and a high level of comfort navigating ambiguity while

creating clarity as you move forward.

02Key job responsibilities

• Engage external customers, partners, and internal teams to explain how the AWS
• cloud provides a secure and compliant platform for their workloads
• Influence customers forward on their secure journey to the cloud, keeping
• security-related requirements front-and-center in service team roadmaps
• Own the customer security experience end-to-end, serving as the
• customer-facing authority on the risks of operating in the cloud and carrying
• that signal back to the service teams who can raise the bar
• Go deep on an assigned security domain worldwide, holding senior counterpart
• relationships at CISO, board, and regulator altitude while carrying customer
• signal to service team leadership
• Advise customers and builders on securing AI and agentic workloads
• Scale and influence key decision-makers both externally and internally, while
• diving deep with a rich grasp of the details
• Apply generative and agentic AI to scale your own reach, holding yourself to
• the same secure practices you ask of the builders you advise
• Develop and deliver thought leadership content — including reference
• architectures, blog posts, keynotes, and presentations — and represent AWS at
• industry events to educate technical and business audiences on best practices
• and emerging patterns.
• Gather and synthesize customer feedback across use cases, partnering with
• product and engineering teams to influence product direction, close gaps in
• services, and anticipate future customer needs including GenAI integration and
• cloud security architecture.

03A day in the life

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

04physical 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.

05Training & 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.

06Work/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: - 10+ years of specific

technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems

engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
• Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end
• technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at
• C-level, including training, workshops, publications
• Experience advising customers or internal teams on securing AI and agentic
• workloads, including AI and agentic security governance and AI model security,
• and using generative and agentic AI to improve the speed and reach of security
• engagement work.
• 7 + years of experience with IT security, cloud computing, compliance
• frameworks, identity and access management, service-oriented architectures,
• distributed systems, networking, modern application architectures, and the like.
• Preferred Qualifications: - AWS certification, such as, AWS Solutions Architect,
• or a similar cloud certification
• Experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, or experience
• communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and
• influencing decisions
• Experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior
• stakeholders and influencing decisions, or experience using complex financial
• models, KPIs, and data analysis to inform strategic business decisions and
• influence cross-functional stakeholders, with proven business impact (e.g.,
• financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)
• Experience in strategic thinking about business, enterprise software products,
• and new technology platforms and architectures or equivalent
• Master's degree or above in business administration, finance, economics,
• computer science, data science, engineering, or other related field, or Master's
• degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT
• or equivalent
• Experience representing an organization in cybersecurity and AI standards and
• public-policy forums, such as NIST, ENISA, or comparable bodies, through written
• technical feedback, consultation, or a standing seat that shapes emerging
• guidance.
• Experience as the Chief Information Security Officer (or equivalent) of a
• commercial enterprise or a public sector entity (government agency, educational
• institution, etc.).
• 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

07interview or onboarding process, please visit

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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.

08Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits

• [https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
• USA, WA, Seattle - 182,800.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually