Security Industry Specialist, Subsidiary & Acquisition GRC

Blink (Amazons subsidiary) Security team is growing and looking for a highly motivated security risk & compliance specialist to join our team and drive regulatory compliance requirements for our this role you will work collaboratively with various business and security teams across Amazon to identify compliance needs assess the maturity of processes and controls design build and execute high-impact security or compliance programs to ensure successful audit executions. You should be a technically experienced and innovative security risk compliance and audit professional who has the ability to understand systems security and privacy processes communicate to customers and to be able to drive innovative process changes through multiple organizations and teams.

Key job responsibilities
Understand and rationalize regulatory requirements for service and device security
Proactively assess identify and develop recommendations regarding data protection insider threat data sharing identity and access management and third party risk issues and vulnerabilities by working with multiple stakeholder teams including Privacy Legal HR IT etc
Engage with the Business and SMEs to ensure compliance to information security policies
Review security controls that are technical in nature such as access controls data encryption in transit and at rest and auditing and logging user activity
Develop and maintain relevant security risk metrics to promote transparency across the organization; measures monitors and reports on information security risks to management
Maintain control libraries and compliance requirements and guidance materials for various security standards and regulations.
Provide business specific interpretations and support automation opportunities
Liaise with auditors articulate control implementation and impact and establish considerations for applying security privacy and compliance concepts to a technical cloud environment


A day in the life
The Subsidiary & Acquisition Security team designs and engineers high-profile consumer devices including the Ring Blink Amazon Keys and Side walk family of products. The Subsidiary & Acquisition GRC team works to ensure that our services are designed and implemented to the high standards required to maintain and enhance customer trust. Security and Privacy are paramount to maintaining trust and we need to continue to build trusted products maintain and operate trusted environments and advocate trust to customers and stakeholders

About the team
Diverse Experiences

Amazon 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 Amazon Security

At Amazon 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 Amazons 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

In Amazon Security its in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas perspectives and voices.

Training & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

- Experience in security or compliance consulting or advisory work in support of a highly technical environment
- 3 years of IT platform implementation in a technical and analytical role experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent or 5 years of IT Security experience
- 3 years in performing and/or participating in technical assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort (e.g. NIST SOC 2 or ISO)

- Masters degree or above in a technical or engineering related field such as Electrical Engineering Computer Science etc.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following domains: access-control system and methodology network security application- and system-development security security architecture and models cryptography and operations security
- 1 years of technical specialist design and architecture experience or AWS Professional level certification
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards software architectures code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operational excellence
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences including executive level stakeholders or clients
- Experience with compliance & security standards including PCI DSS ISO 27001 HIPAA and NIST

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA Hawthorne - 102000.00 - 178400.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 102000.00 - 178400.00 USD annually