Amazon Web Services

Technology

AWSSecurityRiskSpecialist

$56–97k Herndon, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“AWS Security Risk Specialist at Amazon Web Services. Skills: Security risk, Risk assessment, Compliance. Conduct risk assessments. Ensure readiness of new tools”

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 2+ years of security-related professional experience, 2+ years of process improvement procedures experience

Nice to Have

3+ years of regulatory and risk management experience, Experience in auditing, Risk management experience, Compliance experience, Program management experience, Quality management systems experience, Experience reading procedures, Experience writing procedures, Experience reading technical documents, Experience writing technical documents, Experience reading engineering drawings, Experience writing engineering drawings

What You'll Do.

Conduct risk assessments

Ensure readiness of new tools

Understand customer objectives

Understand regulator objectives

Understand audit frameworks

Assess operational processes

Determine document risk governance

Improve ability to demonstrate assurances

Facilitate relationships with stakeholders

Understand security design principles

Learn about new AWS services

Learn about IT processes

Document risk management processes

Document governance processes

Understand risk management processes

Understand governance processes

Write security risk documentation

Articulate security risk documentation

Develop security risk documentation

Review evidence for key controls

Communicate operational processes

Communicate control implementation

Communicate key risks

Communicate areas of program improvement

Seek diverse opinions

Coordinate improvement efforts

Dive deep into control environment

Develop domain understanding

Develop technical understanding

Articulate control implementation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work across many stakeholders; Work with divisions within AWS; Collaborate with internal stakeholders; Bridge communication with stakeholders; Bridge communication with technical communities

Communication Scope

Articulate control implementation

Full Job 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 invent new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most security conscious customers. We are looking for a highly motivated risk specialist with either IT audit and/or risk assessment experience to join our team. As part of the team, you will be responsible for conducting risk assessments across our security controls product to ensure readiness of new tools with external compliance obligations. You will understand the key objectives and goals of customers, regulators, and third-party audit frameworks and understand AWS controls that strategically address these goals and objectives. Additionally, you will be responsible for assessing AWS’ operational processes around controls and be able to determine document risk governance processes. The successful candidate is one who loves learning about AWS’s internal security controls framework, learning about new AWS services, and enjoys working across many stakeholders and compliance frameworks. We have a team culture that encourages ownership, diversity, inclusion, and innovation. Our team members and management alike take a high degree of ownership for their program vision and execution of ideas. Our team members balance their unique perspective with those of the diverse perspectives of the team and its stakeholders. You will work directly with divisions within AWS service to improve AWS’ ability to demonstrate assurances for our internal and external customers while reducing risk. In this role, you will facilitate open and transparent relationships with AWS internal stakeholders and customers. We seek a risk professional who can understand core security design principles, learn about new AWS services and their IT processes, and be able to document risk management and governance processes related to these assessments

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