Security Intelligence Analyst AWS Security

Ready to take on challenges at the leading edge of geopolitics and technology and shape the future of cloud security Our team does this every day. We are looking for a security professional with classic intelligence analysis experience and expertise in geopolitical and security risk management to join us.

Experience and knowledge in Information Security cloud infrastructure and/or the digitalphysical security nexus is a plus for this role but not strictly required. However demonstrated capability for selfguided learning with practical or onthejob application is critical to success.

This role combines the functions of a traditional allsource intelligence analyst with risk manager and operational security advisor. Using these core skills youll work through complex geopolitical factors and technical issues across multiple functional domains to deliver barraising security outcomes.

Our team leads internal efforts to understand manage and reduce risk to our cloud and supporting infrastructure from the earliest stages of development through global deployment. Youll work independently and with stakeholders and customers in highambiguity/highjudgment situations to solve problems on a global scale. Youll manage a portfolio of short and longterm projects bringing structure and identifying opportunities to provide decision advantage through deep analytic insights.

Ideal candidates will have demonstrated consistently the ability to conduct rigorous research and analysis on a variety of geopolitical and security issues; produce foundational and boutique written risk intelligence products; provide security advice through option development and wellsupported recommendations; and communicate effectively in writing and verbally on complex topics to mixed audiences (junior support personnel deep technical SMEs and senior executives).

This role is nontechnical but in order to be effective youll need to pursue acquire and grow foundational cloud and related AWS technical and business knowledge. Though this is an in individual contributor role youll need to use program management and people leader skills to collaborate and drive alignment across multiple crossfunctional teams.


Key job responsibilities
*Maintain awareness of global affairs assigned regional geopolitical and security factors and implications for your portfolio

*Apply intelligence and risk industry standards and techniques (analytic tradecraft various structured analytic techniques ISO 31000 IEC 31010 etc. to draw actionable analytic conclusions and develop effective risk mitigation plans

*Develop an indepth understanding of potential impacts from geopolitical and security scenarios to AWS infrastructure and operations specifically and hyperscale cloud and technology sector more broadly

*Plan manage the production cycle and deliver short and longform risk intelligence products position papers and other narrative documents

*Manage a portfolio that includes security risk and intelligence responsibilities for AWS global infrastructure investments enterprise efforts and specialty projects; develop and maintain collaborative relationships with customers stakeholders and partners; identify and pursue opportunities to raise the security bar within your portfolio and the teams remit

*Communicate intelligence analysis risk assessments and security guidance to diverse audiences effectively through written narratives group discussions and onetoone conversations.

*Travel domestically and internationally as needed


About the team
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Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g. Political Science International Relations Economics Security Studies Regional Studies or related area of study)
5 years of professional experience conducting intelligence analysis and producing finished written intelligence products as an individual contributor; or 5 years of professional experience conducting geopolitical risk analysis or security risk management and evidence (e.g. certificate) of professional training in foundational intelligence analysis
3 years of managing a portfolio or program of analysis including direct involvement in the writing editing coordination and publishing of multiple finished intelligence products or geopolitical risk reports within a given issue functional or geographic focus area *Note: Experience and training can be from government private and/or nonprofit sectors

Masters or equivalent professional degree in a relevant field (e.g. International Relations Political Science Security Studies Public Policy Economics Law or related fields of study)
8 years of security industry experience with progressive levels of responsibility for an international security affairs portfolio
Certification or equivalent training or professional experience in one or more of the following disciplines: project or program management risk management; design thinking or humancentered design
Experience providing expert advice or decision support to senior executives
Exceptional skills in communication (written and verbal); negotiation; influencing (or leading without formal authority); stakeholder management; strategic planning; synthesizing technical and nontechnical information for expert and nonexpert audiences; synthesizing technical/nontechnical information for expert/nonexpert audiences
Knowledge training or professional experience in one or more of the following areas: information security or cybersecurity; cloud infrastructure/services; artificial intelligence/machine learning; science and technology policy; data science; quantitative methods for intelligence analysis; families of structured analytic techniques such idea generation scenarios and indicators hypothesis generation and testing assessment of cause and effect change analysis decision support decomposition and visualization; IEC 31010 risk assessment techniques such as Ishikawa bowtie causeconsequence cross impact value at risk ALARP/SFAIRP risk matrices; threat vulnerability assessment center of gravity analysis CARVER or other specialty approaches; application of regional or subregional geographic expertise; physical security design

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