Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced AWS Security Manager to lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of our cloud security program. This role is responsible for ensuring the security, compliance, and protection of our AWS infrastructure while partnering closely with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, GRC, Audit, and Application teams. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on technical expertise, leadership experience, and a deep understanding of AWS security services, automation, cloud risk assessments, and incident response.

What will you do:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security engineers focused on AWS hardening, Terraform automation, CI/CD security, monitoring, and incident response
• Establish enterprise-wide AWS security standards, policies, and best practices
• Oversee the overall IAM strategy, including roles, policies, identity federation, and least-privilege enforcement
• Guide engineers on AWS Lambda development, serverless architecture, secure coding, and scalable deployments
• Manage deployment and configuration of AWS native security tools including Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config/Config Rules, KMS, and VPC security controls
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code workflows
• Enforce security controls for logging, encryption, segmentation, patching, and vulnerability management
• Drive automation for drift detection, patching, remediation, and compliance reporting
• Oversee detection and response activities for AWS security events
• Lead threat investigations, RCA processes, and remediation plans
• Maintain and improve security runbooks, tabletop exercises, and escalation procedures
• Continuously evaluate AWS environments to identify cost-effective security enhancements
• Manage AWS risk register, security assessments, internal controls, and compliance workflows
• Ensure readiness for audits including SA&A, NIST, FISMA, and FedRAMP
• Coordinate evidence gathering, control testing, gap remediation, and auditor engagement
• Conduct configuration reviews, vulnerability scans, and compliance checks
• Review and approve new AWS architectures from a security perspective
• Partner with engineering and development teams to train and promote secure cloud practices
• Report security risks, KPIs, and metrics to senior leadership
• Participate in on-call rotations to support 24/7 production systems and incident response

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.