Sr. Security Sales Rep, Global Security Sales
Amazon
Sr. Security Sales Rep, Global Security Sales
Job Description
AWS North America is building a dedicated Security Sales team to proactively drive first-party and third-party Security Services revenue growth across our customer base. As a Security Seller, you will serve as the primary seller for AWS Security opportunities driving executive-level CISO relationships as well as identifying AI Security demand across the SDLC, owning the end to end security pipeline within your territory. This is not an overlay 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: you own the security strategy, pipeline and revenue, while account managers will own account orchestration and non-security execution. Key job responsibilities - Pipeline Development - Proactively identify, generate, and own new security opportunities across assigned North America 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., Microsoft) 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.
Locations
- New York, New York, United States
Salary
157,100 - 212,600 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- cloud security landscapeintermediate
- AWS Security servicesintermediate
Required 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 (experience)
- 7+ years of enterprise technology sales experience, with a strong track record of quota attainment (experience, 7 years)
- 5+ years of experience selling cybersecurity solutions, platforms, or services to large enterprise customers (experience, 5 years)
- Proven ability to independently generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, whitespace analysis, and strategic account planning (experience)
- Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles in Fortune 500 / Global 2000 accounts (experience)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of the cloud security landscape, including CSPM, CNAPP, SIEM/SOAR, identity management, data protection, and network security (experience)
- Experience with competitive displacement selling against established security vendors (e.g., Microsoft) (experience)
- Familiarity with AWS Security services and the broader AWS ecosystem (experience)
- Experience selling into regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services and Healthcare) where security and compliance are critical buying criteria (experience)
- Understanding of AI/ML security requirements and emerging security needs for generative AI workloads (experience)
- Track record of exceeding multi-million-dollar annual quotas in security or infrastructure software sales (experience)
- Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security) (certification)
- MBA or advanced degree (degree in advanced degree)
Responsibilities
- Pipeline Development
- Proactively identify, generate, and own new security opportunities across assigned North America 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., Microsoft) 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
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