Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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

SecurityIndustrySpecialist,AWSSecurity&RiskCompliance

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

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The Brief

“Security Industry Specialist, AWS Security & Risk Compliance at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Security compliance, Risk assessment, Audit. Support risk evaluations of security compliance findings. Determine when to remediate, negotiate with auditors, or”

Industry & Context.

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

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Auditing, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or other related fields, 5+ years of experience in security compliance, audit, or governance roles, Experience performing and/or participating in technical assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort, Experience in risk assessment and enabling organizations to make security decisions, Experience in working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies

Nice to Have

CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification, Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud technology, Experience in security or compliance consulting or advisory work in support of a highly technical environment

What You'll Do.

Support risk evaluations of security compliance findings

Determine when to remediate

negotiate with auditors

Provide compliance risk assessments and status updates

Communicate risk posture and remediation progress

Contribute to the maintenance and execution of the

escalation thresholds

and tracking outcomes

Support theme analysis for compliance framework and process

Identify patterns across recurring findings

Contribute to interventions that address root causes

Participate in cross-team initiatives to resolve compliance gaps

and compliance perspectives

Translate audit findings and regulatory obligations into actionable

Contribute to remediation method intelligence

Build repeatable playbooks for managing auditor expectations

Maintain structured records of management responses and mitigation

Support triage systems and risk assessment frameworks

Contribute to metrics and reporting

Optimize cross-team processes for efficiency

Identify opportunities to improve how compliance risk evaluations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnership with audit program managers; Work across teams; Cross-team initiatives; Work with Security Engineers; Work with Technical Program Managers

Communication Scope

Clearly communicating risk posture

Full Job Description

At AWS, Security is priority zero. As part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security team, we are looking for a Security Industry Specialist who is passionate about how AWS identifies, evaluates, and resolves security compliance risk. As part of the Risk and Compliance Remediation (RCR) team within AWS Compliance Security Assurance, you'll support compliance risk evaluations, contribute to remediation strategies, and help eliminate security compliance risks before they reach auditors, customers, or regulators. This role requires proficiency in common security compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC, PCI, ISO, NIST) and audit standards, along with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable risk mitigation steps. You'll work across teams to support remediation priorities, contribute to risk acceptance processes, and provide compliance risk assessments to peers and managers. Key job responsibilities · Support risk evaluations of security compliance findings in partnership with audit program managers, leveraging existing mechanisms and frameworks to determine when to remediate, negotiate with auditors, or recommend risk acceptance · Provide compliance risk assessments and status updates to peers and managers, clearly communicating risk posture and remediation progress · Contribute to the maintenance and execution of the risk acceptance framework, documenting rationale, escalation thresholds, and tracking outcomes over time utilizing established processes · Support theme analysis for compliance framework and process root causes, identifying patterns across recurring findings and contributing to interventions that address root causes across AWS services · Participate in cross-team initiatives to resolve compliance gaps that generate repeated audit findings, working with Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers to synthesize technical, operational, and compliance perspectives · Leverage your proficiency in common security compliance regimes to trans

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