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Senior Manager, AI Red Team, Threat Operations

Amazon · Chittenden County, VT · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteEngineeringFull-time

About the role

The Senior Manager will lead the AI Red Team within Threat Operations, building and leading a team of security engineers and researchers focused on security research and offensive security operations targeting AI systems, infrastructure, and emerging threats.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a team of security engineers with expertise in offensive security, AI/ML systems, threat intelligence, and security automation
  • Establish and drive the strategic vision for AI offensive security research, focusing on emergent threats and novel attack surfaces in the AI ecosystem
  • Oversee sophisticated Red Team operations targeting AI assets including training pipelines, inference systems, model architectures, and supporting infrastructure
  • Partner with security teams to protect critical AI offerings and ensure customer security in AI workloads
  • Develop scalable offensive security automation and AI-augmented testing tools that can be shared across the organization
  • Translate technical security findings into strategic recommendations for senior leadership, clearly articulating business impact and risk
  • Recruit, mentor, and develop security talent with diverse backgrounds spanning offensive security and AI/ML expertise
  • Foster collaboration between security engineers and research scientists to advance the field of AI security
  • Establish metrics and reporting frameworks to demonstrate security program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
  • Build relationships with security leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders to drive consensus on complex security issues and risk remediation strategies

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of experience in offensive security, security engineering, or related security domains, 3+ years of experience managing security teams or leading security programs, proven track record of building and scaling security capabilities in complex technology organizations.

Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of AI/ML security including threats to AI systems, adversarial machine learning, or AI supply chain security
  • Experience leading Red Team operations, penetration testing programs, or offensive security research initiatives
  • Track record of establishing new security programs or capabilities from the ground up
  • Proven ability to recruit and develop diverse technical talent with specialized skillsets
  • Strong technical background with hands-on experience in offensive security domains

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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