Security Assessor, Amazon Privacy Services

Amazon Security is looking for a risk specialist focused on driving information security compliance in Healthcare and Payments systems. This role will conduct deep dives into critical risk areas. You will be responsible for driving consensus across teams to define and influence the secure and compliant design of systems worldwide.

Key job responsibilities

• Understands and rationalizes compliance requirements in the healthcare and payments domains. Provides business specific interpretations and supports automation opportunities while working with DevOps teams.
• Establishes credibility and maintains good working relationships with groups involved with payment security and compliance matters (InfoSec, Legal, Business Development, Internal Audit, Fraud, Physical Security, Developer Community, Networking, Systems, etc.).
• Collaborate with Compliance Specialists and business/service teams to understand and validate assessment scope.
• 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.
• Responsible for building and influencing security as a core competency throughout our relationships with internal teams/partners/vendor; this includes providing education and training to the organization.
• Delivers recommendations and risk interpretations in a clear, concise and audience-specific format
• Engages with the Business and SMEs to ensure compliance to information security policies
• Supports ad-hoc data analysis requests
• Analysis of historical data to identify trends and insights
• Leads the creation, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of security Policies and Standards

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, 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.

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.

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 and 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. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in computer science or management information systems
- Knowledge of security technology and concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Single sign-on, Cryptography, etc.)
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience including information security assurance, data privacy and compliance (preferably in payments and healthcare domains).
- 2+ years of information security governance, audit, risk management or related client service or consulting experience.
- Experience in risk management, business risk analysis and making complex business/risk trade-off recommendations and decisions. Preferred Qualifications: - CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures and web services
- Experience in problem solving and delivering results
- Knowledge of AWS services
- Related security control and compliance experience in various frameworks including: HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI DSS, GLBA, ISO, NIST, etc.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork and collaboration skills.

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 55,600.00 - 97,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 80,200.00 - 97,400.00 USD annually