Security Assurance Specialist, AWS

Job title:

Security Assurance Specialist, AWS

Company

Amazon

Job description

DESCRIPTIONAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, providing virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises, run their operations and applications on Amazon’s multi-tenant infrastructure.AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations – from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.AWS is seeking a Security Assurance Specialist with a strong understanding and awareness of the role assurance can play in upholding the highest security standards for our customers. The Security Assurance Specialist will be part of the team that assures services, applies controls and reporting on governance for services that connect AWS regions of differing security classifications.AWS is delivering exciting and complex distributed systems, and the Security Assurance Specialist is essential to how AWS operate and secure these systems.Key job responsibilities

• Establish auditing to facilitate the analysis of the processes in place for data flow control
• Become a subject matter expert in our assurance and audit framework
• Participate in the creation and ongoing management of the internal controls, policies, and procedures
• Work with a range of AWS teams to gather evidence to confirm key controls exist across the environment
• Communicate to key stakeholders how security and compliance controls are implemented
• Communicate to leadership key risks and areas of process improvement
• Seek diverse opinions and coordinate improvement efforts
• Report and investigate non-compliance issues

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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 AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating – that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship & 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, mentorship 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience in auditing IT processes, including working knowledge of key controls across a number of industry best practices
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills, and an ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, develop business cases, and complete root cause analyses
• Extensive experience in security, audits, customer trust, control assessments, or risk assessments
• Good presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with our customers and technical teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with web services, multi-tiered systems, workflow modelling and enterprise application integration
• Experience assessing complex technical processes
• Demonstrate high judgement and risk decision making abilities
• Involvement in the delivery of projects and programs across multiple teams
• Strong critical thinking, verbal and written communication skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment and build effective working relationships inside and outside of the group.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.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.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:23:54 GMT

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