Security Assurance Specialist, Governance, Risk & Assurance

Security Assurance Specialist, Governance, Risk & Assurance

Job ID: | AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)

You will need to be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance.

The Security Assurance Specialist will be part of the team responsible for demonstrating the security controls of services offered by AWS. This position will focus on the Security Assurance function, leading day‑to‑day security assurance activities, evaluating compliance, and providing evidence of how our services meet the requirements of our most security‑conscious customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams and customers to establish baselines and agree on the security requirements and associated security controls.
• Manage requests for evidence relating to key security controls, by working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Review the security of proposed new AWS systems, networks, and software designs for potential system security risks, and resolve integration issues related to the implementation of new services within the existing cloud infrastructure.
• Liaise between key stakeholders and AWS technical communities to articulate security control implementation.
• Dive deep into the Amazon control environment to develop broad domain and technical understanding of our security activities and control implementations to enable these to be articulated to both customers and internal/external stakeholders.
• Work across a wide variety of AWS teams to establish and maintain information security documentation.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in performing technical assessments or audits within a cloud environment, including working knowledge of foundational security principles and industry best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in security, audits, customer trust, control assessments, or risk assessments.
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills, and an ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, develop detailed reporting and drive process improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid foundation in service‑oriented and web‑service technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing systems using AWS. Familiarity with Information Security or Audit frameworks.
• Experience in the delivery of projects and programs across multiple teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to use data to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.

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