Associate Security Specialist, Region Services

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Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at Mission - Why This Programme Why Now

Youre joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programmes Australia has ever undertaken. This programme will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australias national security community and its allies the capability to see more share more innovate and act faster than ever before.

The architectural decisions being made now - how we structure networking implement security controls and automate at scale - will shape how Australias national security community operates for the next decade. You wont be inheriting someone elses design choices. Youll be making them.

Your Place in This Story
Picture yourself stepping into a role where your curiosity and drive to learn are your greatest assets. As an Associate Security Specialist within AWS Region Services youll be immersed in the world of cloud security from day one working alongside experienced security specialists who will guide your growth while you contribute meaningfully to one of Australias most important technology programmes.

This isnt a passive learning experience. Youll be hands-on from the start assisting in the onboarding of regional cloud services drafting and refining security documentation and applying Australias most critical security frameworks in real-world scenarios. Youll collaborate with over 100 AWS commercial service teams globally gaining exposure to architectures and challenges that most security professionals only read about.

Your analytical mind will be put to work every day. Youll review technical specifications gather audit evidence flag risks and help document corrective actions all while building the foundational expertise that will accelerate your career in sovereign cloud security. With structured mentoring internal workshops and a learning path designed around your growth youll develop faster here than anywhere else.

This is where your security career truly begins with purpose with support and with impact that matters to an entire nation.

Key job responsibilities
Youll be at the heart of Australias sovereign cloud security mission contributing from day one while building expertise that will define your career.

Your core focus will be assisting in the onboarding of regional services. Working alongside experienced security specialists youll help document and implement security controls for new AWS services entering the environment. Youll draft edit and validate technical specifications that meet regional security requirements learning to balance precision with clarity in every document you produce.

Youll interpret Australias most important security frameworks in practice. The Information Security Manual (ISM) Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF) wont just be acronyms to you theyll be tools you wield daily to ensure services meet the bar.

Collaboration will accelerate your growth. Youll partner with internal service teams and customers to establish security baselines and objectives building relationships that span the programme. Youll engage with global AWS teams identifying product improvement ideas and supporting new feature requests that strengthen the platform.

Youll support auditing processes by gathering evidence of controls in AWS environments and assisting in audit reporting. When risks emerge youll flag them and help document corrective actions developing the judgement that separates good security practitioners from great ones.

Youll deliver on deadlines and quality standards participating in on-call rotations that deepen your operational awareness. Every task you complete builds the muscle memory of a security professional who can be trusted with Australias most sensitive workloads.

A day in the life
Your morning begins with a stand-up alongside your team of security specialists. Todays focus: a new AWS service is progressing through regional onboarding and youve been assigned to review the latest technical specification. Your mentor flags a few areas to pay close attention to data flow patterns and how the service interacts with enterprise gateways.

You settle into the documentation cross-referencing against the controls specifications that apply. Something doesnt quite align a data transfer mechanism needs further clarification. You draft a concise query to the global service team referencing the specific PSPF requirement and send it through. These interactions are building your confidence and your network simultaneously.

Before lunch you switch gears to audit support. Youre gathering evidence that demonstrates how specific security controls are implemented in the environment. Its methodical work that sharpens your attention to detail and youre learning exactly what auditors look for.

After lunch a collaborative session. You join a working group reviewing onboarding documentation for consistency and completeness. You suggest a refinement to how a particular control is described your team lead nods approvingly and asks you to implement the change across the template.

You close your day knowing that every document you refined every risk you flagged and every question you asked moved you and Australias sovereign cloud forward.



About the team
AWS Region Services provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of Region Services you will contribute to the security and operational management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialised security solutions for their cloud services.

Our Region Services team redefines the way AWS designs builds and operates AWS regions to enable new AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Services offerings to customers across every industry and of every size including start-ups enterprises and public sector organisations.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Benefits
- Learning & development - AWS training and certification support access to internal learning platforms.
- Health income protection and life cover - Amazon subsidises private health insurance premiums and group salary continuance and life insurance are included at no cost to you
- Military differential pay launching in Australia - Australian employees taking defence reserve leave may receive up to 52 weeks of military differential pay to help cover the difference in pay while serving
- Employee Assistance Program - Free confidential support 24 hours a day 7 days a week for you and your family - mental health financial coaching legal questions and everyday life events.
- Family-building benefit - Access to Maven for fertility treatment adoption support surrogacy and parenting coaching
- Amazon Extras & employee discount - cashback and discounts across hundreds of retail fitness travel and lifestyle partners.

- Experience in one or more of the following fields: technical security or privacy education/training information security risk management corporate communications program management project management psychology or other related field
- 1 years of experience in security assurance compliance audit or a related security discipline at a government agency financial institution healthcare organisation or other highly regulated entity
- Ability to solve problems methodically and communicate findings clearly
- Awareness of PSPF ISM and DSPF (training will cover deeper details).

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent or experience in IT Security
- Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Experience in identifying security issues and risks and developing mitigation plans
- Experience in one or more of the following: application security frameworks security code reviews incident response security infrastructure penetration testing mobile security cloud security AI security identity and access controls

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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