SecurityComplianceSpecialist

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Redmond, WA, USA | Arlington, VA, USA Amazon Leo (previously known as Project Kuiper) is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of over 3,000 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities worldwide. At Leo, we are obsessed with customer trust and are seeking an individual contributor who is creative, and passionate about delivering Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions to meet Leo's regulatory and external assurance needs. In this role, you will work collaboratively with various business and security teams across Amazon to identify compliance needs, assess the maturity of processes and controls, design, build, and execute high-impact security or compliance programs and liaise with external auditors and regulators. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Key job responsibilities - Design and drive scalable processes within a GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) framework to ensure compliance with Leo's regulatory and contractual security and privacy requirements; - Building and maintaining compliance certifications such as ISO 27001, ISO 22301, NIST 800-53, ISO27701, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA etc., identifying applicable security controls, assessing compliance gaps and readiness, developing remediation strategies, and driving remediation activities to completion; - Driving certifications and assurance programs by liaising with external auditors and other Amazon security teams, articulating control implementation and impact, and establishing considerations for applying security, and risk concepts to a highly technical and complex environment; - Communicating to key st