Canada Security Assurance Lead, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance

AWS; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Security Assurance Lead in Ottawa. This role involves driving security assurance strategies across Canada, engaging with regulators, and leading audits for AWS services. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in security assurance and regulatory engagement. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field along with years of experience in compliance and security. Competitive salary offered alongside comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Health insurance

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in security assurance program execution.
• Experience communicating to senior management and customers.
• 6 years of working with government officials and regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as regulatory security expert on Canadian regulations.
• Lead IT security audits of AWS services and controls.
• Simplify security requirements into clear technical control specifications.

Skills

Security assurance program execution

Regulatory engagement

Cloud computing

Incident response

Application security frameworks

Identity and access controls

Penetration testing

Security threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Job Overview

AWS is seeking a Security Assurance Lead who will drive the strategy that enables every customer in every sector of Canada while supporting Americas and global initiatives. This position is based in Ottawa or Toronto, ON and will require travel to support regional projects (up to 20% of time).

If you have deep expertise in both security assurance program execution and regulatory engagement and you are passionate about building trust with customers, regulators, and auditors then this role is for you.

You will think strategically and have a long‑term mindset accountable for the security assurance of AWS services across Canada’s regulated sectors (e.g. financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and government). You will drive continuous improvement through operational excellence and process innovation, mastering the complexities of regulatory and compliance requirements and translating them for teams in engineering, operations, audit, public policy, legal, and sales.

You’ll transform the security assurance experience to be more valuable and frictionless for customers and regulators, lead audits, support regulatory examinations, and engage with diverse stakeholders including customer auditors, security officers, regulators, and policy‑makers.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as regulatory security expert on Canadian regulations (PIPEDA, OSFI, provincial health laws, Protected B requirements) engaging with regulatory bodies to validate compliance approaches, influence regulatory expectations, and analyze regulatory initiatives with public policy and legal teams to develop mitigation approaches while identifying regulatory trends.
• Lead IT security audits of AWS services and controls in accordance with industry frameworks (SOC 2/3, ISO 27001, PCI‑DSS, NIST, FedRAMP), diving deep into AWS compliance programs to support audit requests and articulating control implementation to customers, auditors, and regulators.
• Develop and execute long‑term regulatory projects with broad scope and complexity, making diligent decisions on engagement approaches with minimal oversight.
• Design and implement scalable mechanisms to address business trends and persistent challenges in assurance delivery, iterating on solutions to scale customer requirements.
• Define business problems, set objectives, analyze data, and influence resource allocation to drive improvements, developing mechanisms to inspect, monitor, and improve delivery over time while operating a quality rhythm of business for managing regulatory expectations.
• Simplify security requirements into clear technical control specifications and policies for cross‑organizational implementation.
• Lead cross‑functional groups spanning engineering, operations, audit, legal, and sales teams to drive alignment on security compliance strategies, holding teams to high standards for both solutions and practices.
• Develop thought leadership on cloud and emerging technologies for regulators and customers, participating in and influencing external industry groups and standards bodies while mentoring and developing security assurance professionals across the organization.

A Day in the Life

• Lead customer audit engagements and regulatory examinations, articulating AWS security control design and operational effectiveness to diverse stakeholders.
• Make diligent decisions on regulatory and auditor engagement approaches with minimal oversight, iterating on mechanisms to scale for diverse customer requirements.
• Analyze compliance impact of new regulations and customer requirements, developing mitigation strategies with public policy and cross‑functional teams.
• Deliver presentations and technical documentation to regulatory bodies, customers, and internal leadership to drive alignment on security compliance strategies.
• Define business problems, set objectives, and influence resource allocation to drive security assurance improvements and operational excellence.
• Mentor team members on security assurance and compliance practices, holding teams to high standards for both solutions and practices.

About the Team

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, offering 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.

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.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• 6 years of working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies experience.
• 5 years of 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.
• 6 years of design program management experience.
• Experience communicating to senior management and customers verbally and in writing.
• Experience in any combination of the following: application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, secure infrastructure penetration testing, mobile security, cloud security, AI security, identity and access controls, threat modeling, cryptography, threat intelligence, or secure software development.
• Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements (e.g. security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA, etc.).
• Experience working with sensitive or classified systems of government.

Benefits & Compensation

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation package, Amazon may include additional elements such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well‑being.

Location & Salary:

• Canada, ON Ottawa - CAD 120,600.00 – 201,400.00 annually
• Canada, ON Toronto - CAD 120,600.00 – 201,400.00 annually

Equal Opportunity Employer

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