Principal, AWS Office of the CISO, AWS Security

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security seeks an experienced information security leader to augment the AWS Chief Information Security Officer as part of the Office of the CISO. You will influence security strategy at the executive level and guide product teams on cloud security decisions.

The role focuses on secure AI and agentic workloads, engaging with customers, partners, and internal teams to ensure secure and compliant cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of cloud computing, software architecture, and networking.
• Experience influencing security-related technology decisions for private/public sector customers.
• Ability to analyze and guide product/service teams to align with security strategy.

Responsibilities

• Explain how the AWS cloud provides a secure and compliant platform for workloads to external customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Influence customers on their secure journey to the cloud, keeping security requirements front-and-center in service roadmaps.
• Own the customer security experience end-to-end, serving as the customer-facing authority on cloud risks and signaling back to service teams.
• Go deep on an assigned security domain worldwide, engaging with CISO, board, and regulator-level counterparts while relaying customer signal to leadership.
• Advise customers on securing AI and agentic workloads.
• Scale and influence key decision-makers across the org.

Job description

Principal, AWS Office of the CISO, AWS Security

Have you led a security business, or served as a CISO ready for Amazon scale? Do you shape security product strategy at the executive level? We are looking for a leader who has broad and deep knowledge of cloud computing, software architecture, and networking. You should understand how identity and access management, encryption, and related technologies shape security and compliance. Do you have solid experience understanding and influencing security-related technology decisions made by private and public sector customers? Are you able to analyze and influence product and service teams to ensure that they align with a strategy that ensures optimal security for cloud computing customers?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security seeks an experienced information security professional to augment the effectiveness of the AWS Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as part of the AWS Office of the CISO. As a key member of the Office of the CISO, you will engage with both external customers and partners, as well as internal teams. A growing share of this work centers on securing AI and agentic workloads, which is now the most frequent theme in senior customer engagements.

The ideal candidate will possess a diverse background in information security management, solution architecture, and/or engineering. You will also bring deep knowledge of cloud computing, industry trends, and product development, along with strong business, organizational, and technical skills. This role requires a passion for customers and their missions, a strong ability to influence and guide, and a track record of innovation. You will also bring a desire to learn, genuine curiosity, and a high level of comfort navigating ambiguity while creating clarity as you move forward.

Key job responsibilities

• Engage external customers, partners, and internal teams to explain how the AWS cloud provides a secure and compliant platform for their workloads
• Influence customers forward on their secure journey to the cloud, keeping security-related requirements front-and-center in service team roadmaps
• Own the customer security experience end-to-end, serving as the customer-facing authority on the risks of operating in the cloud and carrying that signal back to the service teams who can raise the bar
• Go deep on an assigned security domain worldwide, holding senior counterpart relationships at CISO, board, and regulator altitude while carrying customer signal to service team leadership
• Advise customers and builders on securing AI and agentic workloads
• Scale and influence key decision-makers both