You will bring independent and objective points of view to provide support to our services to identify opportunities for control improvements to mitigate risks, ensure compliance and improve operational performance. In this capacity, you will gain valuable exposure to many areas of our global business.
This position will challenge your current understanding of Amazon services. You will have the ability to learn new technology concepts quickly. You are someone who is curious and known for diving deep into subject matter, taking ownership, and encouraging innovative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems. In addition, you will have solid business judgment, the ability to gain trust and respect of business leaders, and the capability to guide a fast-paced organization to the right results.
This position will be based out of Seattle, Washington or Jersey City, New Jersey and may require up to 25% travel, including international travel.
Key job responsibilities
* Acting as subject matter expert on risk-based security reviews and assessments at scale
* Collecting/reviewing data from multiple sources to assess service security posture.
* Building, evolving, and improving sustainable processes and measurement systems to ensure that security policy requirements are maintained.
* Deliver products and services to enable effective Identity and Access Management throughout Operations
• Enforce compliance with IAM principals including: least privilege access, password management, Audit logging, RBAC, certificate issuance and revocation, and AAA solutions.
• Understand the Amazon identity management ecosystem holistically and identify existing services and capabilities that may solve existing problems
• Develop, deploy and maintain password management, user account lifecycle, certificate management and system authentication solutions within operations
• Engage with and influence the many stakeholders across WWOps to ensure compliance, security and operational functional requirements are met or exceeded
• Create and implement automated processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency and scalability
• Develop monitoring and reporting on the health, effectiveness and efficiency of IAM services
• Improve the efficiency and scalability of operational systems and processes to accommodate the rapid growth of users
About the team
ABOUT AmSec:
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security 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 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.
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.
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 and 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics or related discipline, or additional equivalent technology experience
- 5+ years of experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: identity and access management, cryptography, web and network protocols, data structures and algorithms, software development, threat modelling, pen tests, or vulnerability assessments
- Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels across multiple business units • Experience establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g. Legal, Business Development, Internal Audit, Fraud Prevention, Physical Security, Software Developer Community, Network Engineering, etc.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security experience
- CISSP, CISA, or related GIAC Information Security certification
- Consistent demonstration of utilizing automation to solve recurring problems at scale
- Experience driving multiple technically complex security initiatives while remaining effective at providing security guidance to stakeholders
- Excellent leadership, teamwork and collaboration skills and Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audience
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 $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/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.