Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Technology

SecurityAssuranceSpecialist

$102–178k Arlington, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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

The Brief

“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.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

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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