Principal, AWS Office of the CISO, AWS Security

Amazon is hiring a Principal, AWS Office of the CISO, AWS Security in Seattle, United States. It pays $183k-$247k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Level rates this cybersecurity role Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
The listed pay starts 15% above the typical cybersecurity posting on Level.
Tools and skills the posting cites include cloud security, information security and security architecture.
Level lists 21,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
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Principal security role in the AWS Office of the CISO engaging customers on cloud security with a growing focus on securing AI workloads.

cloud-securityinformation-securitysecurity-architectureidentity-and-access-managementcompliance

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.

Key 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.

A 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 physical 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.

Training & 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.

Work/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 interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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

USA, WA, Seattle - 182,800.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Principal, AWS Office of the CISO, AWS Security at Amazon rates 50 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Principal, AWS Office of the CISO, AWS Security is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The listed salary is $183k-$247k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Seattle.
The job was posted on October 19, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Cloud SecurityInformation SecuritySecurity ArchitectureIdentity And Access ManagementCompliance

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Python Azure Google Cloud LLM Java C++

Pay

This job starts at: $183k
Typical cybersecurity job: $159k

This posting starts 15% above the typical cybersecurity job. See cybersecurity jobs

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