At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is our highest priority. The AWS Security Assurance team is responsible for demonstrating the security controls of services offered by AWS. At AWS' scale, we must invent new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most regulatory conscious customers.
We are looking for a motivated assurance professional to join our team. As part of the team, you will support and execute compliance engagements across AWS's global audit portfolio, improve processes, and contribute to greater efficiencies across the security assurance organization. This role facilitates our ability to grow and scale our internal compliance processes to meet the compliance and regulatory expectations in markets and industries around the globe. You should be an emerging professional who has the ability to understand IT and compliance processes, execute within defined workflows, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across the organization.
Key job responsibilities
Support the end-to-end lifecycle of assurance engagements across third-party certifications (e.g., SOC, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, C5, IRAP), customer assurance programs, and regulatory examinations
Participate in auditor discussions, evidence coordination, control identification, and engagement closure activities within structured workflows
Coordinate with internal stakeholders and service teams to gather, validate, and deliver audit artifacts in support of engagement objectives
Identify relevant risks, processes, and controls within established frameworks to support audit readiness and response
Track engagement milestones, flag blockers, and maintain status updates to support engagement leads and team visibility
Field and address requests for team support in collaboration with internal stakeholders
Contribute to process improvement initiatives by documenting observations, identifying reuse opportunities, and supporting operational efficiency efforts
A day in the life
Support active assurance engagements across third-party, customer, and regulatory programs spanning multiple regions and regulatory environments - participating in the full lifecycle from auditor discussions through evidence delivery and closure
Coordinate with internal stakeholders to gather documentation, validate quality, and ensure timely delivery against engagement timelines
Participate in auditor interactions alongside experienced practitioners, building familiarity of risk, process and control, scoping, and communication expectations
Identify relevant controls and assess whether existing artifacts address audit requirements or require additional collection efforts
Support engagement leads by tracking deliverables, maintaining engagement status, and escalating issues appropriately
Contribute observations and documentation to team knowledge stores, improving reusability and efficiency for future engagements
About the team
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, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
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, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't 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 Amazon's 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, it's 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
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.