DESCRIPTION

The Security and Regulatory Compliance (SRC) organization is comprised of teams that provide consistent high-level judgement to help Amazon businesses comply with security regulations, policies, and Amazon’s high bar for security. The Security Assurance Team serves as the primary security compliance team for Amazon. This role will provide advisory guidance to new and existing businesses at Amazon, and will conduct deep dives into critical security risk areas. If you enjoy working in a rapidly changing environment and influencing the strategic direction of a large global organization, this position will provide you with a challenging opportunity. You will be responsible for driving consensus across teams to define and influence the secure and compliant design of systems worldwide.

Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Join us in building and celebrating the value of security assurance. Unlock your career potential.

Key job responsibilities
* Understands and rationalizes compliance requirements (ISO, NIST, SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR and other regulatory compliance)
* Establishing credibility and maintaining strong working relationships with groups involved with Information Security and compliance teams (Info Sec, Legal, Internal Audit, Physical Security, Developer Community, Networking, Systems, etc.)
* Collaborate with business/service teams to understand and validate security assessment scope.
* Review security controls – Logical Access, Change Management, Network Security, Cryptography, Data Privacy, Vulnerability Management etc.
* Responsible for building and influencing security as a core competency with internal teams/partners/vendor
* Provides business specific requirements and supports automation opportunities while working with Engineering teams.
* Helps drive continuous improvements to the InfoSec organization, the program management process, and control implementation projects in coordination with the service teams
* Developers broad domain and technical knowledge in AWS and Amazon corporate solutions including the operational processes and controls in place that support compliance programs

About the team
About Amazon Security:
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 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.

The Security Assurance Team serves as the primary security compliance team for Amazon. This role will provide advisory guidance to new and existing businesses at Amazon, and will conduct deep dives into critical security risk areas. If you enjoy working in a rapidly changing environment in a large, complex, and global organization, this position will provide you with a challenging opportunity. You should be an experienced technologist and innovative compliance professional who has the ability to understand business processes, effectively communicate with technical teams and business leaders, and be able to drive automated and scalable process improvements across the organization.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

* Bachelor’s Degree in Auditing, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or other related fields
* 5+ years of experience in security or compliance consulting or advisory work in support of a highly technical and global environment
* 5+ years of experience in performing technical audits/assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort (e.g., ISO, NIST, SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR and other regulatory/industry certifications)
* Deep technical background with experience in common IT infrastructure and services/applications
* Experience building security compliance program roadmaps, compliance documentation, and ensuring that committed assessments are delivered on schedule

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Skilled in making complex business/risk trade-off recommendations and decisions
* Experience in technical security design, compliance consulting, or advisory work in support of a highly technical DevOps and cloud environment (eg. AWS Services)
* Security control and compliance experience in unified frameworks that include more than one of the following: ISO, NIST, PCI, HIPAA, GLBA, GDPR, NYDFS, etc.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $91,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $196,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

USA, TX, Austin