Amazon
Director IAM, Amazon Foundational Security Services
$264K–$350K
Herndon, VA · Director · Full-time · Posted Mar 10, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of industry experience leading software development teams; alternatively, 12+ years’ equivalent technology experience may satisfy the education qualification.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics or related discipline, or 12+ years’ equivalent technology experience.
About the job
Leads teams developing and operating Amazon’s foundational identity and access management services, setting direction for secure, scalable access controls and AI-related initiatives.
What you'll do
- Operate Tier-1 identity and access management services and improve their security, availability, scale, and cost-to-serve.
- Guide engineering leaders on system design, incremental delivery, and operational excellence while building high-performing teams.
- Deliver initiatives using generative AI to accelerate development and operations, and build AI authorization features for agentic AI.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or related discipline, or 12+ years’ equivalent technology experience.
- 8+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of delivery leading software development teams.
Nice to have
- 5+ years experience managing and building software with very high availability and operational excellence requirements.
- Understanding information security, privacy frameworks, and compliance requirements.
Pay
264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
AI focus
Use generative AI to accelerate development and transform service operations; deliver AI authorization features to support agentic AI.
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