Security Assurance Specialist, Governance, Risk & Assurance

Overview

Security Assurance Specialist, Governance, Risk & Assurance – Job ID: | AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)

Amazon Web Services is a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. We provide a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. These services in the cloud include on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, querying of structured data, message queuing, and more. The AWS team is building and delivering the next generation of cloud computing that supports public AWS offerings like S3, EC2, and CloudFront. We are innovating new ways of building massively scalable distributed systems.

At AWS, Security is our highest priority. We seek a Security Assurance Specialist who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and demonstrate a solid understanding of security and compliance within a cloud environment. This role focuses on the Security Assurance function, leading day-to-day security assurance activities, evaluating compliance, and providing evidence of how security requirements are met for our most security-conscious customers.

We are obsessed with earning and maintaining customer trust. This role supports internal Security Assurance processes and mechanisms to build and maintain that trust. Ideal candidates will learn and comprehend security control implementations and operational effectiveness, AWS services, and IT and cloud auditing processes. They will evaluate opportunities for improvement and influence across organizations and teams.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams and customers to establish baselines and agree the security requirements and associated security controls.
• Manage requests for evidence relating to key security controls, by working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Review the security of proposed new AWS systems, networks, and software designs for potential system security risks, and resolve integration issues related to the implementation of new services within the existing cloud infrastructure.
• Liaise between key stakeholders and AWS technical communities to articulate security control implementation.
• Dive deep into the Amazon control environment to develop broad domain and technical understanding of our security activities and control implementations to enable these to be articulated to both customers and internal/external stakeholders.
• Work across a wide variety of AWS teams to establish and maintain information security documentation.

About the team

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

About Amazon Security

Diverse Experiences: Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed, 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. We offer talented security professionals opportunities to build experience across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture: AWS values curiosity and connection. Our affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Training & Career Growth: We continuously raise our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. You’ll find knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources to help you develop into a well-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance: We value work-life harmony and 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.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in performing technical assessments or audits within a cloud environment, including working knowledge of foundational security principles and industry best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in security, audits, customer trust, control assessments, or risk assessments.
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills, and an ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, develop detailed reporting and drive process improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid foundation in service-oriented and web-service technologies. Experience designing and implementing systems using AWS. Familiarity with Information Security or Audit frameworks. Experience in the delivery of projects and programs across multiple teams.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills, and the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to use data to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive actions.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe 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 to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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 the accommodations page for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.