Full-Time

Senior Security Assurance Specialist

AWS Compliance and Security Assurance

Updated on 9/3/2026

Amazon

Amazon

10,001+ employees

Global online marketplace and cloud services

No salary listed

London, UK

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Cybersecurity (1)
Required Skills
Risk Management

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline, or equivalent technology experience.
  • Business English skills, both verbal and written.
  • At least 10 years of experience performing and/or participating in information technology audits and assessments of highly technical cloud-based environments.
  • At least 10 years of experience working in highly regulated industries, including direct work with European audits and frameworks such as the Digital Operational Resilience Act.
  • Experience conducting information technology audits based on ISAE 3402 and auditing COBIT, ITIL, and IT-Grundschutz.
  • At least one industry-recognized security, cloud, or audit professional certification, such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCSP, or Amazon Cloud Security Practitioner.
Responsibilities
  • Work with customers and regulators to demonstrate Amazon security controls applicable to local requirements.
  • Help customers understand how Amazon infrastructure is designed, operated, maintained, and protected in accordance with global regulated industry standards.
  • Develop broad domain and technical understanding of the Amazon control environment, security activities, and control implementations to articulate compliance implications to customers and internal and external audit functions.
  • Develop understanding of regulated industry compliance requirements and communicate how control activities meet global regulatory obligations.
  • Liaise with customers, regulators, and auditors; articulate control implementation; and describe how security and compliance concepts can be applied to monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve the organization.
  • Implement continuous improvements to the security organization and program management process.
  • Share program and project process frameworks, tools, and best practices for adoption throughout the organization.
  • Apply working knowledge of global information security regulation and policy to articulate customer and control impact and drive alignment to Amazon controls.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in technical security design, compliance consulting, or advisory work supporting a highly technical environment.
  • A demonstrable understanding of cloud services and deployment architecture, ideally involving Amazon cloud services.
  • Understanding of regulatory guidance, including FCA guidance FG16/5, Digital Operational Resilience Act requirements for critical service providers, C5 requirements of Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, and other applicable standards and requirements.
  • A record of delivering information technology process improvement projects involving technology processes or major technology companies, including generating automated metrics to measure effectiveness and consistency.
  • Experience in information technology program or project management, information technology auditing, and/or control framework development and implementation.
  • Experience building certification roadmaps based on customer requirements, preparing compliance documentation, and ensuring committed assessments are delivered on schedule.
  • Detailed understanding of evaluating the design and effectiveness of information technology controls and experience working with auditors and regulators on these assessments.
  • Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance tools and technology.
  • Ability to prioritize, multitask, and meet deadlines.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.

Amazon operates a global e-commerce platform with a large online marketplace that connects consumers to both direct sales and third-party sellers across many product categories. It earns money from product sales and marketplace fees, Amazon Prime subscriptions, and AWS cloud services, plus a large Amazon Associates affiliate network. The platform combines fast shipping, streaming, cloud computing, and digital services to reach customers across numerous countries. Its goal is to be the world’s most customer-centric company by offering convenient access to a wide range of products and services.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

1994

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AWS backlog reached $496 billion, locking in future revenue and infrastructure demand.
  • Q2 2026 revenue hit $200.6 billion, with operating income rising to $27.5 billion.
  • AT&T's Amazon Leo partnership and Project Kuiper launches strengthen satellite ambitions against Starlink.

What critics are saying

  • Germany ordered Amazon to repay €59 million on February 5, 2026, over seller pricing controls.
  • Italy's antitrust fight over a €752.4 million fine keeps marketplace practices under attack.
  • Free cash flow turned negative $7.6 billion; $220 billion capex risks destroying returns.

What makes Amazon unique

  • AWS grew 37% in Q2 2026, reaching a $169 billion annualized run rate.
  • Amazon's logistics network still delivers unmatched fulfillment speed across Prime and marketplace.
  • Trainium, Anthropic, and custom chips deepen Amazon's AI stack beyond simple cloud reselling.

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