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Amazon Senior AWS Compliance Specialist, Regulatory Assurance in Herndon, Virginia
Description
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is our highest priority. The AWS Security Assurance team is responsible for demonstrating the security and resilience of AWS services to our customers. At AWS' scale, we must invent new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most regulatory conscious customers.
We are looking for a highly motivated Senior regulatory expert to join our team. As part of the team, you will dive deep to understand an assigned area of the business (AWS Services, Networking, Infrastructure Operations, Security, etc.) and serve as the principal compliance specialist scoped to that area of the business. Our team solves complex compliance challenges, improve processes, and drive greater efficiencies across the security assurance organization. This role facilitates our ability to grow and scale our internal compliance processes to meet the compliance and regulatory expectations in markets and industries around the globe. You should be an experienced and industry professional who has the ability to understand IT and compliance processes, evaluate opportunities for improvement, and to be able to drive innovative campaigns through multiple organizations and teams.
Key job responsibilities
This position will be responsible for the following activities:
Work with the AWS lines of business to implement the necessary changes, identified through proactive and ongoing monitoring of regulatory requirements, to prepare for and meet/exceed forthcoming regulatory expectations.
Lead and manage projects and campaigns with excellent project management skills.
Communicate to senior leadership the status and key deliverables of team initiatives, seek diverse opinions and coordinate improvement efforts.
Fielding and addressing requests for team support in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Dive deep into the operations of AWS compliance programs to develop broad domain and technical understanding of regulatory and customer expectations to drive process improvement initiatives.
Bridge communication with both technical engineering and business teams to successfully capture and implement business requirements.
Operate a quality rhythm of the business for managing regulatory expectations.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related fields, or equivalent experience.
6+ years of experience in project/program management in a technical field.
6+ years of IT security audit, compliance and/or relevant regulatory experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with monitoring and automating security controls.
Have a record of delivery of IT process improvement projects with technology processes and/or major tech companies.
Experience with cloud technologies.
Experience with performing technical assessments and documentation of network, operating systems, application security, as well as auditing IT processes.
Experience with understanding of evaluating the design and effectiveness of IT controls.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $107,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.