Sr. Security Program Manager , Leo Government; ALG

Sr. Security Program Manager, Amazon Leo for Government (ALG)

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low‑latency, high‑speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The mission of Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) is to leverage Amazon Leo and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers.

We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Security Program Manager to support the ALG team, focusing on global Government customers. We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a strong bias for action, a solid understanding of DoD and IC security policies, and deep customer focus that can scale our program to meet the demands of multiple customers. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong strategic planning skills, and the ability to deliver results – are a must!

Security Clearance:
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.

• Oversee day‑to‑day security operations for a diverse portfolio of sites and unique customers across a sub‑region or program
• Distill diverse inputs from large customer segments and stakeholders to drive the organizational vision, design strategies, and achieve consensus on priorities
• Manage a team of geographically dispersed Security Officers across the United States at co‑utilized secure facilities
• Provide recommendations to security, stakeholder, and other organizational executive leaders
• Interact with DoD and IC Customers routinely
• Support business development, reviews and provide input to RFPs, and author security volumes as required
• Hire and train new employees
• Develop strategies to align with business operational and strategic objectives
• Collaborate with internal security teams on security metrics as well as escalating possible issues to leadership that could impact operations
• Supervise, lead, train, and set objectives for security team
• Streamline SOPs, policies, and internal and external customer facing artifacts to be uniform across sites
• Follow and enforce the Amazon Security Standard Operating Procedures
• Author and coordinate on security reviews with FSOs, PSOs, and CSSOs
• Inspect and maintain facilities in accordance with ICD‑705 standards (as manager)
• Perform other support functions as directed by Security Management
• Write escalation documents to further the business and unblock critical activities
• Maintain effective working relationships with business leadership, Human Resources, Facilities, Legal, Internal Communications, and peers in other Amazon Security organizations
• This position requires travel as required to ALG secure facilities (by plane) across the US

Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

• 8+ years of security‑related professional, or 10+ years of security‑related professional experience
• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree or five years of Security Specialist security experience
• 7+ years of experience with NISPOM, NISP and hands‑on experience with DSS/DCSA Security Vulnerability Assessments
• 7+ years of experience with personnel security, investigations, physical security, document control, information systems security, preparing and processing DD 254’s, FOCI, and visitor control
• Current DCSA FSO Certification

• 5+ years of experience with hands‑on contractor experience with Facility Clearance Level (FCL)
• 5+ years of contractor experience with Foreign Ownership Control and Influence (FOCI) submission and maintenance
• Experience with government security databases such as DISS, JPAS, NISS and e‑QIP
• Experience writing and publishing security standards and policies
• Working knowledge of Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) – to include ICD 704, 705 and 503
• Understanding of export control requirements as related to the NISP as…