Software Development Manager III, Healthcare Security

Lead an engineering team within Amazon Healthcare Security that builds and operates security tooling and platforms protecting sensitive healthcare data across Amazon Health Services (AHS). Drive delivery of strategic security initiatives spanning access control, compliance automation, data governance, and secure enablement of healthcare experiences for millions of customers, while contributing to HealthSec’s broader shift toward AI-native security operations. Grow and develop engineers on the team, providing hands-on mentorship and technical guidance to help them become effective builders at Amazon.Your team will build critical security infrastructure that enables AHS to scale rapidly while maintaining the highest bar for patient data protection. You’ll define the technical strategy for evolving these systems, managing execution across multiple concurrent workstreams with cross-organizational dependencies spanning security, healthcare application, and retail teams.This is a high-impact role at the intersection of security engineering and healthcare compliance. You will partner closely with AHS teams, security leadership, and cross-org stakeholders to deliver systems that scale security protection across healthcare verticals while ensuring zero disruption to patient care.The ideal candidate combines strong engineering leadership with experience managing complex cross-team dependencies in a compliance-sensitive domain. Someone who can drive operational excellence for production security systems while simultaneously executing on ambitious strategic goals that protect healthcare data at scale. Experience developing engineers into productive, independent contributors is essential.About the teamAt Amazon, we're on an ambitious journey to transform healthcare: making it radically simpler, more accessible, and truly focused on customers. Every day, our teams push boundaries to create seamless ways for customers to discover, access, and engage with the healthcare services they need. We combine Amazon's culture of innovation with technology to break down traditional barriers, and while we move fast to revolutionize the industry, we never compromise on what matters most: customer trust. The TAPP team is the security backbone enabling this mission, building the tooling, automation, platforms, and pipelines that ensure Amazon Health Services can scale securely.Diverse ExperiencesAmazon 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 CultureIn 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 GrowthWe’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 BalanceWe 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- 3+ years of engineering team management experience- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience- 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience- 4+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience- 5+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations- Experience partnering with product or program management teamsPreferred qualification - Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers- Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects, or experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment- Experience in security engineering, cloud security, or compliance-sensitive domains (healthcare, finance)- Familiarity with access control systems (ABAC/RBAC), authentication frameworks, or identity management- Experience with HIPAA compliance requirements or healthcare data handlingAmazon 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 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 .USA, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually