AWS Assurance Specialist, AWS Security Assurance

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in the United States (Herndon, VA) is seeking a highly motivated assurance expert to manage targeted campaigns solving complex compliance challenges and driving efficiencies in the security assurance organization.

You will own engagements across third-party certifications, customer assurance programs, and regulatory examinations, coordinating with auditors and internal stakeholders to scale processes and improve compliance outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies.
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments with deadlines or end-to-end project management.
• 4+ years of IT Security experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead assurance engagements across third-party certifications and regulatory examinations.
• Coordinate engagement activities, including auditor negotiation and evidence delivery.
• Communicate status and deliverables with team leads and stakeholders.
• Address team support requests in collaboration with internal partners.
• Develop understanding of AWS compliance programs to drive process improvements.
• Independently assess and satisfy compliance requirements.

Skills

Compliance program mgmt

IT security

AWS/cloud technologies

Project management

Auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

Description

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is our highest priority. The AWS Security Assurance team is responsible for demonstrating the security controls of services offered by AWS. At AWS' scale, we must invent new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most regulatory conscious customers.

We are looking for a highly motivated assurance expert to join our team. As part of the team, you will manage targeted campaigns to solve complex compliance challenges, improve processes, and drive greater efficiencies across the security assurance organization. This role facilitates our ability to grow and scale our internal compliance processes to meet the compliance and regulatory expectations in markets and industries around the globe. You should be an experienced and industry professional who has the ability to understand IT and compliance processes, evaluate opportunities for improvement, and to be able to drive innovative campaigns through multiple organizations and teams.

Key job responsibilities

• Serve as a primary owner of assurance engagement delivery - owning specific domains, control families, or full engagements - across third-party certifications (e.g., SOC, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, C5, IRAP), customer assurance programs, and regulatory examinations
• Drive and support engagement activities - including auditor negotiation, evidence delivery, and stakeholder coordination - with excellent project management skills
• Communicate with team leads on the status and key deliverables of team initiatives, seek diverse opinions and coordinate improvement efforts
• Field and address requests for team support in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Dive deep into the operations of AWS compliance programs to develop broad domain and technical understanding of regulatory and customer expectations to drive process improvement initiatives
• Independently assess and satisfy compliance requirements
• Develop reusable artifacts, propose automation opportunities, and contribute to organizational scalability

A day in the life

• Lead assurance engagements articulating AWS security control design and operational effectiveness to diverse stakeholders across third-party, customer, and regulatory programs spanning multiple regions and regulatory environments
• 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 strategies across-functional teams
• Support delivery of 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
• Independently research, understand AWS services and control-relevant architecture

About The Team

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.

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. We offer 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. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

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. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience with end-to-end project management
• 4+ years of IT Security experience

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification
• Experience with AWS or cloud technologies
• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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Company

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10590598