Security Compliance Risk Strategist

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Security Industry Specialist to support risk evaluations of security compliance findings and contribute to remediation strategies within the Risk and Compliance Remediation (RCR) team.

You will translate regulatory requirements into actionable mitigation steps and provide compliance risk assessments to peers and managers. You'll collaborate with Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers to address root causes across AWS services, report on risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Auditing, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field.
• Experience in security compliance, audit, or governance roles, including regulated sectors.
• Experience in risk assessment and enabling security decisions.
• Experience working with government officials and regulatory bodies.
• 5+ years of experience in security compliance, audit, or governance roles at government agencies, highly regulated entities, or as an external auditor.

Responsibilities

• Support risk evaluations of security compliance findings with audit program managers, leveraging existing mechanisms and frameworks to determine when to remediate, negotiate with auditors, or recommend risk acceptance
• Provide compliance risk assessments and status updates to peers and managers, clearly communicating risk posture and remediation progress
• Contribute to the maintenance and execution of the risk acceptance framework, documenting rationale, escalation thresholds, and tracking outcomes over time utilizing established processes
• Support theme analysis for compliance framework and process root causes, identifying patterns across recurring findings and contributing to interventions that address root causes across AWS services
• Participate in cross-team initiatives to resolve compliance gaps that generate repeated audit findings, working with Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers to synthesize technical, operational, and compliance perspectives
• Leverage your proficiency in common security compliance regimes to translate audit findings and regulatory obligations into actionable compliance requirements for AWS service teams
• Contribute to remediation method intelligence and help build repeatable playbooks for managing auditor expectations, maintaining structured records of management responses and mitigation outcomes
• Support triage systems and risk assessment frameworks that scale RCR's advisory capabilities, contributing to metrics and reporting that provide leadership with compliance risk visibility
• Optimize cross-team processes for efficiency, identifying opportunities to improve how compliance risk evaluations and remediation activities are executed

Skills

Risk assessment

Regulatory liaison

Security governance

Audit support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Auditing, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related fields

Tools

AWS/Azure/Google Cloud

ISO/PCI/NIST knowledge

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Security Industry Specialist to support risk evaluations of security compliance findings and contribute to remediation strategies within the Risk and Compliance Remediation (RCR) team.

You will translate regulatory requirements into actionable mitigation steps and provide compliance risk assessments to peers and managers. You'll collaborate with Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers to address root causes across AWS services, report on risk