Senior Security Intelligence Specialist, AWS Security, AWS Security

Ready to take on challenges at the leading edge of geopolitics and technology and shape the future of security Our team does this every day. We are looking for an adaptable and creative risk intelligence professional with deep expertise in the geopolitics of China to join us.

This unique role within the security space combines the functions of strategic intelligence analyst risk manager and policy advisor. Our team leads internal efforts to understand manage and reduce risk to our cloud and physical infrastructure from the earliest stages of development through deployment. Youll work independently and with customers and stakeholders on interesting and complex issues to solve problems on a global scale. Youll provide deep analytic insights on a wide range of issues and develop innovative strategies to secure the cloud supporting infrastructure and other assets as AWS expands. Your contributions will be both low and high visibility within the company and will have both immediate and longer-term impacts on the security and trust of our customers.

Ideal candidates will have consistently demonstrated the ability to conduct rigorous research and analysis on a variety of geopolitical and security issues; produce written analytic products that effectively support positive security outcomes; and communicate efficiently (both in writing and verbally) on complex topics risks and opportunities to mixed audiences (up to senior executive levels). Though this is a non-technical role youll grow your familiarity and acquire experience in a variety of cloud and related technical knowledge areas. While this is an individual contributor role youll lead projects that cross multiple teams and business functions and will need to draw on various types of management skills. This role requires a collaborative curious self-aware individual that will lean in when faced with ambiguity and high judgment situations.

Key job responsibilities
Maintain knowledge of Asia-Pacific China and global geopolitical and security factors; develop in-depth understanding of potential impacts to AWS
Collect organize analyze and evaluate a variety of internal and external data sources to produce both tactical and strategic analysis
Apply industry (intelligence risk) techniques and best practices to draw analytic conclusions that provide decision advantage for business units and leaders at all levels (including senior executive / C-suite level)
Plan and deliver a variety of analytic products (short-form and long-form intelligence analysis risk assessments etc.) on varying timelines
Evaluate risks associated with operating globally deploying new technologies and entering new locations by conducting rigorous assessments of geopolitical conditions and local security dynamics
Create innovative approaches that effectively manage risks while meeting customer and business needs by developing holistic security strategies and establishing or maturing discrete actionable mitigations
Communicate intelligence analysis risk assessments and security guidance to diverse audiences effectively through written narratives one-to-one conversations and group discussions
Ensure that the security bar is always met or raised by maintaining relationships with customers and stakeholders integrating with partner teams to manage projects and leading collective efforts to completion by deadlines


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Bachelors degree (or higher) in Political Science International Relations Security Studies or similar area; or 8 years equivalent industry experience
Expertise in security and political issues pertaining to China (internally regionally and globally)
7 years of progressively greater responsibility and experience in the analysis of international security issues and global geopolitics; experience can be from intelligence community military private sector non-profit or other organizations
5 years of direct involvement with researching analyzing writing editing and publishing finished intelligence or other analytic reports
Experience applying structured analytic techniques and industry analytic standards in answering intelligence questions and/or other decision support product requests
Experience assessing risk and developing discrete mitigations and broad strategies; familiarity with risk management methodologies and/or risk analysis techniques
Professional level language proficiency Mandarin Chinese (reading and listening/speaking).

Advanced degree (masters or doctorate) in the field of international relations political science public policy security studies or a related area of study
8-10 years of progressively greater responsibility and experience industry experience in the analysis of international geopolitical and security issues
Experience owning/representing an organizations China portfolio area requiring strong understanding of US-China and China-Global dynamics
Experience living or working within Asia-Pacific and/or greater China Region (China Taiwan Hong Kong)
Full professional and scientific/technical level fluency in Mandarin Chinese language
Strong understanding of risk management discipline; experience performing cyber geopolitical or physical infrastructure risk assessments; and/or certifications training or coursework within the risk management field
Experience developing courses of action and advising executive level leaders or non-experts on security policy; ability to bridge technical and non-technical teams
Experience managing projects or programs (short and long-term)
Knowledge of information systems cloud services information security cybersecurity or science and technology security; knowledge/familiarity can be from academic coursework industry experience or self-study
Exceptional skills in communication (verbal and written); negotiation influence and/or data-driven advocacy; stakeholder management; multitasking and portfolio management; and leadership (especially leading without formal authority)

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