Sr Sec Assurance Specialist

Amazon UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services company in London is seeking an experienced IT Audit Manager to ensure compliance and security for its cloud services. The ideal candidate has over 10 years in IT audits, a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, and relevant certifications. This role focuses on collaboration with teams to enhance compliance and security processes, while promoting a culture of inclusion and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Innovative benefit offerings

Qualifications

• 10+ years of working experience in IT audits of technical cloud-based environments.
• Experience with European audits and frameworks such as C5, ENS.
• Industry-recognized certifications like CISA, CISM, or CISSP.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Amazon's security controls to customers and regulators.
• Bridge security, tech, and compliance in audit programs.
• Work with stakeholders to solve compliance challenges.

Skills

IT audit expertise

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Cloud security understanding

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Governance, Risk, and Compliance tools

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for applying cutting edge technologies and automation in traditionally manual processes? Do you have experience in finding innovative solutions to scale security controls across diverse teams and technologies? Do you have ideas about influencing the future of security assurance? At Amazon, Security is our highest priority. At Amazon's scale, we are committed to inventing new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most regulatory conscious customers. Come, join a creative team at Security Assurance dedicated to demonstrating the security controls of the services we offer here.

Responsibilities

• You have a strong foundation in audit principles, as well as a diverse technology background. As part of the team, you will work with customers and regulators to demonstrate Amazon's security controls applicable to local requirements.
• You will join our team in helping customers understand how our infrastructure is designed, operated, maintained, and protected in accordance with global regulated industry standards.
• You will help inspire, lead, and transform our audit and compliance programs through innovative process engineering across multiple organizations and teams, engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders throughout the company.
• Your combination of technical and audit background will help bridge security, technology, and compliance, and facilitate the scale of the program.
• The successful candidate is one who loves working across many stakeholders, including internal and external customers, to design solutions for complex compliance challenges.
• You are passionate about the security of the cloud and you want to solve real business problems.
• Work with senior leadership within Amazon to improve our ability to demonstrate assurance for regulated customers.
• Understand IT processes, communicate clearly with customers, and drive innovative process changes through multiple organizations and teams.

About the team

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors, Masters or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, Accounting/Auditing, Cybersecurity or other related fields.
• 10+ years of working experience in performing and/or participating in IT audits and assessments of highly technical cloud-based environments.
• 10+ years working in highly regulated industries (e.g. financial services, healthcare, and energy, telecommunications), including direct work with European audits and frameworks such as C5, ENS and FINMA or regulations like UK CTP and DORA.
• IT audit and/or security consulting experience.
• Wirtschaftsprüfer who have experience conducting IT audits based on ISAE 3402. Experience auditing COBIT, ITIL, and IT-Grundschutz as well.
• 1 or more industry-recognized security, cloud, or audit professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCSP, Amazon Cloud Security Practitioner).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in technical security design, compliance consulting, or advisory work in support of a highly technical environment. Solid technical background with demonstrable understanding of cloud services/deployment architecture (ideally Amazon cloud services offering).
• Deep understanding of regulatory guidance, FCA guidance FG16/5 (Guidance for firms outsourcing to the 'cloud' and other third-party IT services), EBA Recommendations on Outsourcing to Cloud Providers, C5 requirements of the Federal Office of Information Security of Germany and other applicable standards and requirements.
• A record of delivery of IT process improvement projects with technology processes and/or major tech companies along with generating automated metrics to measure effectiveness and consistency.
• Experience in IT program or project management, IT auditing, and/or control framework development and implementation.
• Experience building certification roadmaps based on customer requirements, compliance documentation, and ensuring that committed assessments are delivered on schedule.
• A detailed understanding of evaluating the design and effectiveness of IT controls and experience working with auditors/regulators for these types of assessments.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance tools and technology.
• Strong bias for action with ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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