Regulatory & Security Compliance Lead, AU, Compliance & Security Assurance

Amazon obsesses over customers; delivering results for customers is what we do. We are looking for independent passionate and deeply experienced professionals in the Security Compliance and Assurance domain to provide depth in assisting our partners customers and their stakeholders to understand and address their security regulatory and compliance requirements in moving their sensitive workloads and heavily regulated data into the cloud.

This candidate should be a technically experienced and innovative security/compliance professional who has the ability to handle a wide range of regulatory and government security and privacy requirements and can translate those requirements into applications for cloud computing.

This position will have high visibility at the most senior levels of government agencies financial institutions and AWS including frequent interaction with Regulators CISOs CTOs their staffs and AWS senior leadership to ensure compliance with global AWS standards practices and policies.

This role as part of the AWS Compliance & Security Assurance team in Australia requires the ability to develop long-term projects and define processes and methods to ensure execution and productivity across multiple internal and external stakeholders including customers and regulatory agencies.

Key job responsibilities
Serve as an expert to AWS customers auditors and regulators on regional and domestic regulations on security critical infrastructure cybersecurity technology outsourcing and operational resilience in the industry.

Anticipate new or potential laws and regulations for potential impact to AWS and our customers and develop appropriate mitigation and implementation approaches. Escalate and manage escalations as necessary.

Develop and execute long-term security and compliance projects and initiatives which may have broad scope and complexity for AWS and AWS regulated customers.

Innovate to develop mechanisms that continuously improve the customer experience of security assurance;

Performing compliance impact and market assessments of emerging compliance programs;

Develop thought leadership material on cloud and emerging technologies for regulators internal teams and customers.

Tracking and reporting on changes to security controls and requirements standards across the region;

Manage tight deadlines and drive for results while being extremely detail orientated

Prepare project plans and track projects through fruition.

Support metrics implement data collections mechanisms analyze data and make recommendations

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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 Security
At AWS 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 AWSs 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.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at Amazon we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups reaching 40000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and host annual and ongoing learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives learn and be curious and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

10 years experience in regulatory compliance banking or non-banking supervision and examination or government agencies involved in cybersecurity management and/or operations.

A track record of experience in work related to security assurance such as cybersecurity audit or security architecture

Experience in Program design and management

Advanced degree in related area of study (Computer Science Engineering Cyber Security IT Security Management).

Familiarity with cloud computing technology risks security and outsourcing.

Experience working on governance risk and compliance programs that involve direct engagement with regulators

Demonstrated technical acumen in software engineering security engineering or cloud architecture as well as experience leveraging AI to improve productivity.

Experience working with or consulting on cloud migrations with a security risk assessment or architectural focus

Experience working with sensitive or classified systems of government.

Demonstrated understanding of privacy security and resilience requirements across regulated sectors of government financial services and national critical infrastructure.

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:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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