Description

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is our highest priority. The AWS Security Assurance team is responsible for diving deep into industry requirements, establishing and maintaining regulatory and authority relationships for security requirements and establish long-term strategies to meet customer and regulatory security assurance needs and requirements. At AWS' scale, we hire experienced builders to design and operate scalable mechanisms to provide the highest level of assurance to our most regulatory conscious customers.

We are looking for a highly motivated industry expert to join our Government Compliance Team. Our team solves complex compliance challenges, dives deep into compliance requirements for both AWS and our customers, improves processes, and drives greater efficiencies in meeting expectations. This role facilitates our ability to grow and scale our internal compliance processes and mechanisms to meet the compliance and regulatory expectations in the US Public Sector Market.

Key job responsibilities

This position will be responsible for the following activities:

Dive deep into the AWS control environment to develop technical understanding of control implementation and assist the team in preparing materials to articulate compliance implications to internal and external audit functions.

Improve documentation, track progress, coordinate improvement efforts, and monitor process improvement effectiveness.

Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, information system security policy and procedures.

Assist internal team in developing and maintaining technical documents (System Security Plan, Contingency Plan, etc.) and other required documents.

Assist the team to prepare materials to communicate requirements effectively to partner and service teams to provide clarity needed to drive remediation, utilizing meetings, briefings, and escalations to support program activities.

Assist the team in preparing materials for driving collaboration with the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) and the Third-Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) supporting the understanding of AWS, building solutions, providing evidence of AWS’s dynamic implementation of controls, and influencing the industry through regulatory engagement and thought leadership.

Operate a rhythm of the business for managing changes to the control environment and in the preparation of audits; work with service teams to confirm readiness for audit.

Implement continuous improvements to the security organization and the program management process. Share program/project process frameworks, tools, and best practices that can be adopted throughout the organization.

Assist the team in preparation to liaise with auditors, articulate control implementation and impact, and describe considerations for applying security and compliance concepts to a technical cloud environment.

Apply a working knowledge of global information security regulation and policy to articulate customer and control impact and drive alignment to AWS controls.

In collaboration with the team, drive process improvement and control implementation projects in coordination with service teams. This includes the resolution of audit findings and the execution of projects originated from internal assessments.

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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of program or project management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Excel

• Experience in requirement gathering and ability to write clear and detailed requirement document

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 $47,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $107,200/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.