Senior Security Consultant, Global Proserve Security

Amazon Web Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Delivery Consultant to join AWS ProServe's Cloud Security team. You will lead security engagements, design and implement secure AWS solutions, and coach junior consultants to enable successful cloud transformations.

In this role you will guide customers on security strategy, govern complex projects, and partner with delivery teams to deliver scalable, secure outcomes while operating in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience.
• 5+ years of external or internal customer facing, complex and large scale project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
• 3+ years of security, compliance and risk management experience.
• 5+ years of integration, testing and automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical leader for customer engagements and/or the security workstreams of engagements, leading teams of consultants.
• Lead internal initiatives to deliver quantifiable impact
• Develop strategic relationships with internal and external leaders
• Design and implement complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
• Enable and engage delivery partners in project delivery
• Provide mentorship and coaching to develop others

Skills

Cloud architecture

Project management

Security engineering

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent

AWS Professional level certification

Tools

AWS services knowledge

Job description

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (AWS ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Senior Delivery Consultant to join our Cloud Security team. As a Senior Security Consultant, you'll work closely with customers to design, implement, and automate solutions in AWS to protect customer assets, enable customer security teams to operate more effectively, and ensure customers don't accept unnecessary risk.

You will work in fast-paced, complex projects that focus on delivering transformative business and security outcomes for customers globally. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled technical security professional with the ability to coach and guide executive security and cloud leaders in their journey, addressing topics such as security strategy and optimizing cloud security operations while being able to dive deep into AWS security technology. Along the way, you'll be expected to invent, extend, and adapt technology to tailor solutions to customer needs as well as coach and mentor junior consultants to enable their success.

The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries.

Key job responsibilities

1. Act as the technical leader for customer engagements and/or the security workstreams of engagements, leading teams of consultants.
2. Lead internal initiatives to deliver quantifiable impact
3. Develop strategic relationships with internal and external leaders
4. Design and implement complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
5. Enable and engage delivery partners in project delivery
6. Provide mentorship and coaching to develop others

A day in the life

You'll work with colleagues and customers to design, develop and implement security solutions that solve real-world problems. You'll have full access to all of AWS's Infrastructure and Agentic-AI tools. You'll spend your days innovating, building and deploying industry-leading technology.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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 AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship and 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, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience
• 5+ years of external or internal customer facing, complex and large scale project management experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
• 3+ years of security, compliance and risk management experience
• 5+ years of integration, testing and automation experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, databases, machine learning, and serverless technologies
• degree in advanced technology, or AWS Professional level certification
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards including HIPAA and GDPR
• Experience with hands-on security engineering

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the bas