Senior Assurance Consultant, AWS Security Assurance Services

Job Overview

The Security Assurance Services (SAS) team, part of Amazon Web Services, leverages expertise to establish scalable security solutions for internal and external customers, driving business outcomes. The role focuses on delivering high‑standard security outcomes, automating security mechanisms, and educating customers on compliance and security best practices while operating in the AWS Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead teams of Amazonians, partners, and customers to enhance security assurance and compliance programs.
• Define innovative compliance and risk management approaches to help customers move sensitive workloads to the cloud faster.
• Engage customers to resolve security assurance questions, manage risk, and achieve compliance via deep‑dive discussions, strategic presentations, recommendations, and hands‑on demonstrations of automated compliance in AWS.
• Lead efforts with AWS engineering, support and business teams to convey partner and customer feedback as input to AWS technology roadmaps.
• Travel to customer sites as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in information security and compliance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems Management, Information Security or related fields.
• Experience in risk management and internal audit including performing risk assessments, designing controls, managing enterprise control frameworks, and prioritizing risk.
• Experience securing cloud software services and understanding design for scalability, performance, and reliability.
• At least 3 years advising customers on architectures meeting industry standards and regulations such as NIST 800‑53 and GDPR.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, CISA, CIA or equivalent risk, audit, or compliance credentials.
• Experience in Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCIH, GSEC, or Security+.
• Experience performing security assessments and information system audits of network, operating systems, application security, and IT processes.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Information Security or equivalent experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.