Certification Authority Administrator, Leo Trust Services - Virtual | Amazon Job

Job Description

Application deadline: Oct 7, 2026

Project Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Have you wanted an opportunity to develop software for an advanced satellite broadband telecom service? The Leo Security team owns the operational security of the constellation end-to-end. We provide the necessary infrastructure to establish secure communications and strong authentication, enabling the confidentiality for our customers and security for our constellation.

This team drives the research & development, deployment and operation of several mission-critical security systems for the Leo constellation end-to-end. You will work in a start-up like culture to bootstrap software systems focused on security, and help instill the security culture in the organization.

We are looking to hire a Senior Industry Specialist that has experience in designing and operating Public Key Infrastructure and Code Signing environments. You will have ownership and accountability of PKI and code signing programs from start to finish, aimed at improving the security and controls for our service. The successful candidate is comfortable interacting with both technology and business leaders across the organization at all levels. You will work with a diverse, multi-disciplinary engineering team to determine the requirements and set the bar for our security best practices and secrets management.

Key job responsibilities
- Work with our peer teams and customers to design and support PKI systems that meet the mission criteria and requirements
- Translate business compliance requirements into useable and scalable engineering and operational actions. Create documentation, compliance reports and articles to enable customer and auditor inquiries.
- Manage key generation ceremonies
- Collaborate with your fellow team members to form a strong foundation for a security organization in Project Leo
- Clearly communicate vision, deliverables, and project status to management and key technical and business stakeholders
- Help on-board and mentor new team members
- Utilize AWS and other Amazon technologies to build high-available software services

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

About the team
What We Do
Leo Trust Services owns the creation and operation of services to protect customer data and Leo devices. Candidates for this role should have an interest in any of the following: AWS Services, PKI (public key infrastructure), HSMs (Hardware Security Modules), Firmware Signing, Secure Boot, Encryption, Cryptography, Key Management, and Secure Device Provisioning.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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 Culture
In 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 Growth
We’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 Balance
We 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:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or a related discipline, or equivalent technology experience
- 5+ years of program management, project management or product management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience performing and/or participating in technical assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort (e.g. ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, PCI, SOC1/SOC 2, HITRUST)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, , - 119,300.00 - 208,900.00 USD annually