Full Job Description
We are looking for a motivated assurance professional to join our team. As part of the team, you will support and execute compliance engagements across AWS's global audit portfolio, improve processes, and contribute to 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 emerging professional who has the ability to understand IT and compliance processes, execute within defined workflows, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across the organization.
Key job responsibilities
Leverage risk management domain expertise to support the design, documentation, and implementation of scalable processes and mechanisms for Security Assurance delivery
Identify patterns, gaps, and reuse opportunities across engagement workflows to inform process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives
Contribute to the development of frameworks, runbooks, and operating procedures that enable consistent execution by field assurance teams
Maintain active participation in a limited set of assurance engagements (certifications, customer assurance, regulatory exams) to sustain domain currency and generate field signal for prioritization
Translate observations from engagement participation into actionable inputs for mechanism design, adoption tracking, and quality improvement
Contribute to reporting, documentation, and knowledge management efforts that increase operational visibility and team effectiveness
A day in the life
This role operates at the intersection of field delivery and process design within Security Assurance. Daily activities include analyzing engagement artifacts to identify process gaps, collaborating with field assurance leads and product teams to develop scalable frameworks, and documenting standardized guidance for practitioner use. The role solves for inconsistency in how assurance engagements are executed across products and regions by translating field observations into repeatable mechanisms. Internal stakeholders include engagement leads, product offering leads, and engineering teams. Limited engagement participation (third party audits, customer audits) maintains domain relevance and generates continuous improvement signal.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field
- Experience in IT Security
- Experience coordinating cross-functional inputs, meeting deadlines, and effectively managing competing priorities
- Knowledge of AWS or the cloud computing industry
- Experience in process design and documentation
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
- Experience with AWS or cloud technologies
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, New York - 66,300.00 - 107,100.00 USD annually
