Principal UX Designer, AWS Security, Search, Observability & Governance

About the role

The Principal UX Designer will define and own the end-to-end design strategy for AWS's security, observability, and agentic AI product portfolio. This is a high-impact IC role with significant organizational influence. You will partner directly with VP-level Product and Engineering leaders to shape products used by millions of security practitioners worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term UX vision and roadmap for AWS Security products (GuardDuty, Security Hub, Detective, Inspector, IAM) in partnership with senior product and engineering leadership
• Architect and govern a unified design system across the security portfolio, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and scalability for high-density data interfaces
• Lead the design of agentic AI interfaces — including intent-driven system actions, guided investigations, and human-in-the-loop approval workflows for automated security operations
• Drive "design-as-code" practices: build production-quality prototypes using modern stacks (React, TypeScript) to collapse design-engineering feedback loops
• Establish UX quality benchmarks and lead critique sessions across the organization, elevating design maturity and craft standards globally
• Mentor and develop a team of senior designers, providing technical guidance and career development
• Represent Design in executive reviews (VP, SVP) with data-driven recommendations and clear strategic narratives
• Navigate complex stakeholder matrices to build consensus across multiple product teams operating under a shared UX umbrella

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in UX/Product Design, with at least 4 years at Staff/Principal level (or equivalent) at a top-tier technology company
• Demonstrable portfolio of shipped enterprise-scale B2B products, with emphasis on data-intensive or security-domain interfaces
• Deep expertise in design systems — architecture, governance, component libraries, and cross-team adoption at scale
• Strong technical fluency: ability to read, review, and contribute to production code (HTML/CSS/JS, React preferred)
• Experience designing for complex data visualization — dashboards, threat detection, network topology, log analysis
• Track record of influencing product strategy at the organizational level, not just feature-level execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or observability platforms
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML product design, particularly agentic patterns
• Experience building from 0→1 and establishing product-market fit for new product lines
• Published thought leadership or recognized contributions to the design community
• Proficiency with AI-assisted design and development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Replit, v0)

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Location

Base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• USA, CA, Santa Clara - $180,300.00 - $244,000.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York - $180,300.00 - $244,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Bellevue - $164,000.00 - $221,800.00 USD annually