Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Project/Program/Product Management--Non-Tech, Security Industry Specialist, amazon security

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, AWS Compliance, Risk Management. Develop deep understanding of operational services. Develop deep understanding of processes”

Industry & Context.

Project/Program/Product Management Non Tech, Security Industry Specialist, amazon security
Problems you'll solve

Creative problem solver

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, 5+ years in security, audits, or risk assessments, 3+ years assessing complex technical processes

Nice to Have

Experience with audit program design, Experience with control environment documentation, Experience with control mapping, Experience monitoring security controls, Experience 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 technology risk profile

What You'll Do.

Develop deep understanding of operational services

Develop deep understanding of processes

Develop deep 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

Perform feature assessment

Perform related assessment work

Identify process improvement opportunities

Identify high-risk areas

Develop innovative solutions

Manage build of new tooling

Manage deployment of new tooling

Streamline security initiatives

Automate security 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 business teams; Work with engineering teams; Work with service teams; Work with infrastructure teams; Work with administrative teams; Work with service owners; Coordinate with service teams; Communicate with peers; Communicate with senior leaders

Communication Scope

Articulate implications; Manage communications; Communicate results; Communicate status; Communicate workflow; Communicate remediation; Communicate reporting

Process & Methodology

Program design, 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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