Security Assurance Lead, Cloud Compliance & Controls

Amazon Web Services; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Security Assurance Specialist within the CAPS group to steward security controls across regulatory, data governance, logging, and supply chain risk.

You will collaborate with control owners and senior stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear, testable controls. The role emphasizes documenting design and evidence, driving consistency, and supporting audit-facing teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security, audits, customer trust, control assessments, or risk assessments.
• 3+ years of experience assessing complex technical processes.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, Accounting/Auditing, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Document how controls are designed, implemented and evidenced to stakeholders and audits.
• Assess overall shape of control areas to identify gaps and ensure proper coverage.
• Translate regulatory, contractual and policy requirements into actionable, testable controls.
• Understand operational processes and mapping to internal control framework and assessments.
• Support service, feature and control assessments for customer and audit requirements.

Skills

Security

Audits

Control assessments

Risk assessments

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Math

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Security Assurance Specialist within the CAPS group to steward security controls across regulatory, data governance, logging, and supply chain risk.

You will collaborate with control owners and senior stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear, testable controls. The role emphasizes documenting design and evidence, driving consistency, and supporting audit-facing teams.