Security Lead, Region Services — Australia

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AWS training & certification support

Health & life cover

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Security Specialist for the Region Services team in Sydney. You will own security onboarding and assurance of region‑specific cloud services, ensuring compliance with Australian security requirements and global security standards.

You will partner with over 100 AWS service teams to define control objectives, review documentation, and drive secure data transfer patterns across the region.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in security assurance roles.
• Experience in governance, audit, risk and compliance programs.
• Experience with cloud native technologies and data transfer/gateway solutions.
• Strong written and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the security onboarding and assurance of region‑specific cloud services, ensuring services meet Australia’s security baselines.
• Review and contribute to technical documentation from global service teams, translating requirements into actionable guidance.
• Define control objectives and ensure alignment with Australian security frameworks.
• Lead auditing engagements for data‑flow controls and service assurance frameworks.
• Review transfer policies, create patterns for secure data transfer, and collect evidence of key controls.

Skills

Security assurance

Governance

Audit

Risk management

Cloud security

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Cyber Security

Tools

AWS Certifications

Cloud native tech

Security frameworks

Job description

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Security Specialist for the Region Services team in Sydney. You will own security onboarding and assurance of region‑specific cloud services, ensuring compliance with Australian security requirements and global security standards.

You will partner with over 100 AWS service teams to define control objectives, review documentation, and drive secure data transfer patterns across the region.