AWS Industries (AWSI) is building a dedicated Security Specialist Sales team to proactively drive Security Services revenue growth across our customer base. As a Security Specialist Seller, you will serve as the primary seller for AWS Security opportunities, independently generating demand, building executive-level CISO and Director-level relationships, and owning the security pipeline within your assigned territory. This is not an overlay or support role; you will originate, develop, and drive security deals from identification through close. You will be paired 1:1 with a dedicated Security Solution Architect and operate as a high-performance dual-coverage team alongside account teams, with clear swim lanes: you own the security strategy and pipeline, while account managers will own account orchestration and commercial execution.
Key job responsibilities Pipeline Development ● Proactively identify, generate, and own new security opportunities across assigned Industry Business Unit (IBU) territories; this is a hunter role, not reactive support ● Execute targeted sales plays across greenfield scenarios (e.g., customers architecting security for new AI applications on Bedrock) and brownfield scenarios (e.g., consolidation and cost optimization) ● Drive competitive displacement against incumbent security providers (e.g., Wiz, Splunk) leveraging AWS Security Hub momentum and the broader AWS security portfolio
CISO Engagement ● Build and maintain independent, trusted relationships with CISOs and security buying centers ● Engage on board-level security concerns, including risk reduction, regulatory compliance, SOC productivity, total cost of ownership, and business continuity in complex cloud environments ● Position AWS as the strategic security platform partner, articulating how multiple AWS security services deliver centralized visibility, consistent policy enforcement, and streamlined operations Security Strategy ● Demonstrate deep knowledge of the AWS Security portfolio spanning Threat Detection, Data Protection, Governance, and Network and Application Protection ● Articulate competitive advantage over third-party security alternatives and position AWS-native security as a consolidation and cost-optimization
Team Collaboration ● Collaborate with AMs, in a dual-coverage model where you lead security origination and strategy and the AMs lead account-level orchestration and commercial execution
About the team ● Product momentum: Security Hub's launch at re:Invent 2025 has created immediate competitive displacement opportunities and strong customer demand ● Strategic impact: By addressing security early and confidently, you remove blockers to broader workload migration, creating a multiplier effect that benefits the entire account team ● Be a Pioneer. You will be part of a pioneering team transforming how AWS engages the security buying center, shifting from a reactive support model to a proactive, quota-carrying hunter motion.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience with any combination of the following: application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and penetration testing
- 7+ years of enterprise technology sales experience, with a strong track record of quota attainment
- 5+ years of experience selling cybersecurity solutions, platforms, or services to large enterprise customers
- Proven ability to independently generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, whitespace analysis, and strategic account planning
- Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles in Fortune 500 / Global 2000 accounts
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Preferred Qualifications
- ● Deep knowledge of the cloud security landscape, including CSPM, CNAPP, SIEM/SOAR, identity management, data protection, and network security
- ● Experience with competitive displacement selling against established security vendors (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Wiz, Splunk)
- ● Familiarity with AWS Security services and the broader AWS ecosystem
- ● Experience selling into regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services and Healthcare) where security and compliance are critical buying criteria
- ● Understanding of AI/ML security requirements and emerging security needs for generative AI workloads
- ● Track record of exceeding multi-million-dollar annual quotas in security or infrastructure software sales
- ● Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty) are a plus
- ● MBA or advanced degree is a plus
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USA, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually