Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Technology
SecurityAssuranceSpecialist
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“Security Assurance Specialist at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Security assurance, Compliance, Risk management. Develop understanding of operational services. Develop understanding of processes”
Industry & Context.
Creative problem solver
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, 5+ years of experience in security, audits, customer trust, control assessments, or risk assessments, 3+ years of experience assessing complex technical processes
Nice to Have
Experience with audit or risk program design, Experience with control environment process documentation, Experience with control mapping, Experience with monitoring and automating security controls, Experience in third-party audit examinations, Experience in internal audit examinations, Experience performing technical assessments, Experience documenting network security, Experience documenting operating systems security, Experience documenting application security, Experience auditing IT processes, Working knowledge of key controls, Experience understanding AI technologies risk profile
What You'll Do.
Develop understanding of operational services
Develop understanding of processes
Develop understanding of controls
Understand internal security control framework
Understand compliance assessment processes
Understand risk profile of AI platforms
Integrate AI platforms into assessment process
Perform service assessment work
Perform feature assessment work
Perform related assessment work
Develop tooling for security posture
Deliver tooling for security posture
Identify process improvement opportunities
Identify high-risk areas
Develop solutions to technical challenges
Manage build of new tooling
Manage deployment of new tooling
Streamline security-related initiatives
Automate security-related initiatives
Support process improvement projects
Support security-related projects
Manage communications to service teams
Manage communications to stakeholders
Develop technical understanding of control implementation
Articulate compliance implications
Set strategic direction
Improve documentation
Coordinate improvement efforts
Monitor process improvement effectiveness
Develop domain knowledge
Develop technical knowledge
Evaluate organization
Articulate control implementation
Articulate control impact
Establish considerations for security concepts
Establish considerations for privacy concepts
Establish considerations for compliance concepts
Communicate compliance program results
Communicate assessment status
Communicate remediation
Communicate reporting
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with engineering teams; Work with business teams; Work with service teams; Work with service owners; Coordinate with service teams; Communicate to stakeholders
Communication Scope
Manage communications; Communicate results
Process & Methodology
Program management, Project management
Full Job Description
At AWS, Security is priority zero. As part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security team, we are looking for a technically deep Industry Specialist who is passionate about owning far-reaching projects to drive continuous improvement across AWS at unparalleled scale. As a part of AWS Compliance and Security Assurance you’ll have an opportunity to operate in a constantly changing environment, working with AWS business and engineering teams on business-critical, security projects and programs. We work across AWS to drive strategic security initiatives, design and deliver tooling and automation, and continue to raise the bar on security at AWS. Our team also drives programs to enable customers that operate in regulated markets, such as Healthcare, Finance, Government, etc. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will: · Develop a deep understanding of the operational services, processes, and controls in place that support AWS's security posture. · Understand our internal security control framework and how it relates to our compliance assessment processes. · Understand the risk profile of emerging AI platforms and integrate them into our assessment process. · Perform service, feature, and other related assessment work for customer and audit requirements. · Work with service, infrastructure and administrative teams to develop and deliver tooling that improves AWS's security posture. · Identify process improvement opportunities and high-risk areas. · Work with service owners to develop innovative solutions to complex technical challenges. · Manage the build and deployment of new tooling to streamline and automate security-related initiatives. · Support process improvement and security-related projects in coordination with service teams. · Manage communications to service teams and stakeholders. A day in the life · Dive deep into the AWS control environment to develop technical understanding of control implementation, and articulate compliance implications to internal a
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