Software Development Manager, AWS Identity, IAM Data Plane - Credentials Distribution Systems
Amazon - Seattle, Washington, USA
Posted Jun 2, 2026
Benefits
- Parental leave
- 6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Non-birth-parent leave
- 6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Family-building benefits
- Mental health support
- Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Relocation assistance
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- Childcare support
- Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Learning budget
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- Verification
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- Salary
- $185K-$250K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- 401(k) match
- Reported from DOL Form 5500 industry filing (not employer-specific)
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
87% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Software Development Manager, AWS Identity, IAM Data Plane - Credentials Distribution Systems Seattle, Washington, USA What does it take to distribute billions of security credentials every day - without ever going down? That's the challenge at the core of this role. As a Software Development Manager on the AWS Credentials Distribution Systems (CreDS) team, you'll lead a high-impact team responsible for tier-0 infrastructure that every AWS compute platform depends on. Your systems power IAM Roles for EC2, EKS, ECS, and more - making ephemeral, least-privilege credentials the default across AWS. You'll work closely with AWS service teams and product management to define, prioritize, and deliver features that drive meaningful security improvements for customers at scale. This is a deeply technical team that thrives on operational excellence and a culture of strong ownership. The ideal candidate holds themselves and their team to the highest engineering standards - proactively identifying risks, driving continuous improvement across operational metrics, and ensuring systems are reliable and scalable. If you're passionate about distributed systems, cloud security, and owning outcomes end-to-end, this is the role for you. Key job responsibilities - Define and deliver on the long-term product and architecture strategy for temporary security credential management and distribution - Drive customer-facing impact by working backwards from customer needs to simplify credential management - Proactively identify risks, mitigate them before they become roadblocks, and exercise sound judgment on when and how to escalate to senior leadership - Set team strategy and be accountable for team plans, execution, and
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