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10 Amazon security leaders
These ten current and former Amazon security leaders include Amazon's chief information security officer, a CISO for Amazon's stores business, AWS security vice presidents and directors who run security engineering and security teams across Amazon. A reader can learn how security leaders run security organizations inside Amazon and AWS.
Professionals to explore
01—10CJ Moses
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Security Engineering · Amazon
Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Security Engineering at Amazon since 2023, a role the profile describes as leading security engineering and operations. Earlier he held the same title at Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2022–2023) and was Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Security Engineering at AWS (2016–2022).
Dustin Ingalls
LinkedInExperience: VP, CISO - Worldwide Amazon Stores · Amazon
VP, CISO - Worldwide Amazon Stores at Amazon since 2026, and former VP, Stores Business Security Teams at Amazon (2023–2026). The profile also lists Corporate Vice President, Identity & Security Operations at Microsoft (2015–2022) and Group Program Manager, Windows Security & Identity at Microsoft (2009–2015).
Hart Rossman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, AWS Security · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Vice President, AWS Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2025; the profile says he leads the AWS Security Customer Outcomes team, including the Office of the CISO, reporting to the AWS CISO. Other AWS roles shown include Vice President, Global Services Security (2022–2025) and Director Global Security & Infrastructure Practice (2018–2022).
Henrik Smith
LinkedInExperience: Head of Devices and Services Security - Director of Security Engineering Amazon · Amazon
Former Head of Devices and Services Security - Director of Security Engineering Amazon (2025–2026) and Head of Device Hardware Security - Director of Security Engineering Amazon (2024–2025). The profile also lists VP Security, Head of BISO, Risk Operations & Product Security Leader at Salesforce (2021–2024) and Chief Information Security Officer at Infoblox since 2026.
Hudson Thrift
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer, Amazon.com · Amazon
Former Chief Information Security Officer, Amazon.com (2024–2026); the profile says he led a team of 2,000+ software developers, security engineers and privacy experts driving digital security and privacy for Amazon Stores. Other Amazon roles shown are Vice President of Security Engineering (2023–2024), Director of Core Consumer Security (2020–2023) and VP of AI at Work since 2026.
Jamie Angell
LinkedInExperience: Director, AI & AGI Security · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Director, AI & AGI Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2025, and former Director, Security Engineering at AWS (2023–2025), both placed in the Engineering and Technical department at Director level. Other AWS roles shown include Director, Software Development (2022–2023) and Senior Manager, Software Development, AWS Cryptography (2017–2021).
Kyle Waddle
LinkedInExperience: Director, Security Risk and Operations · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Director, Security Risk and Operations at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2022; the profile describes him as a security leader whose strategy centers on a risk-based, proactive security model. Other roles shown are Managing Director, Cyber Security at JPMorganChase (2019–2022), Global Chief Information Security Officer for the Agriculture division of DowDuPont at DuPont (2018–2019) and Vice President, Corporate Information Security at Comcast (2016–2018).
Paul Vixie
LinkedInExperience: Deputy CISO (AWS) · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Deputy CISO (AWS) at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2023, and VP DE, Security at AWS since 2022. The profile also lists Founder and CEO of Farsight Security, Inc. (2013–2021) and gives his occupation as Vice President, Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Sarah Scott
LinkedInExperience: Director of Worldwide Customer Service Security · Amazon
Director of Worldwide Customer Service Security at Amazon since 2025; the profile says she leads the Customer Service Security organization at Amazon. Before Amazon the profile lists Microsoft roles including Principal Product Manager (2023–2025) and Principal PM Manager (2019–2023).
Tom Parker
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Infrastructure Security · Amazon
Global Head of Infrastructure Security at Amazon since 2021; the profile says he leads Infrastructure Security at Amazon Web Services. He was Global Head of Network Security at Amazon (2019–2021), a role tagged at Director level, and the profile also lists CISO and Head of Technical Operations at Starkey Hearing (2017–2019).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a company the size of Amazon divide security responsibility between a central CISO and the CISOs of individual businesses?
- 02How are security engineering teams organized to protect retail, cloud and device products that share infrastructure?
- 03What does a cloud provider's customer-facing security team do differently from its internal security engineering teams?
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