AWS Security Assurance Services, Practice Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

Amazon UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company seeks an experienced IT Security Team Leader to enhance governance, compliance, and risk management. You will define approaches for secure cloud workloads, build teams, and foster relationships with stakeholders. Ideal candidates have over 5 years in IT security and possess relevant certifications, with opportunities to work in a dynamic environment in City of London. The company values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in leading teams within IT security, compliance and risk management.
• 3+ years' experience advising customers on NIST-based architecture standards.
• 3+ years' experience in enterprise risk management.

Responsibilities

• Build teams that deliver on governance, risk, compliance.
• Define security and compliance approaches for cloud workloads.
• Lead efforts with AWS teams to communicate customer feedback.

Skills

IT security leadership

Risk management

Compliance expertise

Cloud security

Customer relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Agile

DevOps

CMMC certification

CISA certification

Job description

Key job responsibilities

• Build teams that deliver on innovative governance, risk, compliance and security objectives
• Define security, compliance and risk management approaches to help customers move sensitive workloads onto the cloud faster
• Resolve security assurance questions, understand risk management and achieve security and compliance objectives while operating in the AWS Cloud through deep dive discussions, strategic presentations/recommendations and hands on demonstrations of automating compliance in the AWS environment
• Lead efforts with AWS engineering, support, and business teams to convey partner and customer feedback as input to AWS technology roadmaps
• Build long‑lasting customer relationships with strategic stakeholders, supporting the Business Development and Customer Success efforts of AWS Security Assurance Services

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years' experience in leading teams within IT security, compliance and risk management, data privacy, or security controls
• 3+ years' experience advising customers on architectures meeting NIST-based industry standards such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, NIST 800-171, and CMMC
• 3+ years' experience with enterprise risk management methods
• 3+ years' experience assessing the security posture and producing evidence of control effectiveness in cloud environments
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems Management, Information Security or equivalent experience required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in performing security assessments and information system audits of network, operating systems, application security, as well as auditing IT processes
• Experience with Agile, CI/CD, DevOps approach and how they impact risk management and compliance
• Audit certification such as Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), CMMC certification such as CMMC CCP
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
• Use of attack and threat modeling techniques to inform enterprise risk
• Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems Management, Information Security or equivalent experience

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