Sr. Industry Specialist, AWS Security & Risk Compliance

At AWS Security is priority zero. As part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security team we are looking for an experienced Senior Security Industry Specialist who is passionate about transforming how AWS identifies evaluates and resolves security compliance risk. As part of the Risk and Compliance Remediation (RCR) team within AWS Compliance Security Assurance youll serve as a strategic compliance risk advisor providing opinionated risk evaluations and driving proactive remediation strategies that eliminate systemic security compliance risks before they reach auditors customers or regulators.

This role requires deep expertise in security compliance frameworks (SOC PCI ISO NIST FedRAMP) audit standards and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable risk mitigation strategies. Youll work across AWS organizations to influence remediation priorities own risk acceptance frameworks and advise senior leadership on compliance posture.

Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
Provide opinionated defensible risk evaluations of security compliance findings in partnership with audit program managers determining when to remediate deflect negotiate with auditors or recommend risk acceptance
Advise Directors and VPs on compliance risk posture including how concerned leadership should be and how hard to push prioritization on remediation efforts
Develop and maintain the risk acceptance framework documenting rationale escalation thresholds and leadership communication for accepted risks with structured tracking of outcomes over time
Serve as theme owner for compliance framework and process root identifying systemic patterns across recurring findings and driving interventions that eliminate root causes across AWS services simultaneously
Lead cross-organizational initiatives to resolve endemic compliance gaps that generate repeated audit findings working with Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers to synthesize technical operational and compliance perspectives into unified risk recommendations
Develop deep understanding of highly regulated customer requirements across government healthcare financial services and telecommunications sectors translating audit findings and regulatory obligations into actionable compliance requirements for AWS service teams
Track remediation method intelligence and build repeatable playbooks for successfully managing auditor expectations maintaining structured records of management responses and mitigation outcomes to build institutional knowledge
Contribute to triage systems and risk assessment frameworks that scale RCRs advisory capabilities developing metrics and reporting that provide leadership with forward-looking compliance risk visibility
Mentor and contribute to the development of junior team members across the organization

About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Why Amazon Security
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- Bachelors degree or equivalent in Information Security Computer Science Risk Management Engineering Math Statistics or a related discipline or equivalent technology experience
- 7 years of experience in security compliance audit or genernance roles with demonstrated expertise in technology risk IT security audit and regulatory compliance.
- Deep expertise with multiple compliance/audit frameworks (e.g. FedRAMP SOC 2/3 HIPAA HITRUST PCI-DSS ISO 27001 NIST 800-53) with demonstrated ability to apply expertise across different frameworks and regulated industry segments
- Demonstrated experience providing strategic risk advisory to senior leadership (Director level or above) on security compliance matters and proven track record of negotiating with external auditors or regulatory agencies on audit scope findings and remediation approaches.

- CISSP CISA CISM or other security certification
- Experience working in cloud computing environments (AWS Azure GCP) or with cloud service providers
- Detailed understanding of evaluating the design and effectiveness of IT controls and experience working with auditors/regulators for these types of assessments
- Experience identifying systemic compliance issues and driving cross-organizational remediation programs
- Knowledge of multiple regulated industry segments and their specific compliance requirements
- Experience with risk acceptance frameworks and management response documentation

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 119300.00 - 208900.00 USD annually