AWS Security Risk Specialist, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance
Amazon Web Services, Inc. • Herndon, Virginia • Posted June 10, 2026
About the Role
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 invent new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most security conscious customers.
We are looking for a highly motivated risk specialist with either IT audit and/or risk assessment experience to join our team. As part of the team, you will be responsible for conducting risk assessments across our security controls product to ensure readiness of new tools with external compliance obligations. You will understand the key objectives and goals of customers, regulators, and third-party audit frameworks and understand AWS controls that strategically address these goals and objectives. Additionally, you will be responsible for assessing AWS’ operational processes around controls and be able to determine document risk governance processes.
The successful candidate ...
We are looking for a highly motivated risk specialist with either IT audit and/or risk assessment experience to join our team. As part of the team, you will be responsible for conducting risk assessments across our security controls product to ensure readiness of new tools with external compliance obligations. You will understand the key objectives and goals of customers, regulators, and third-party audit frameworks and understand AWS controls that strategically address these goals and objectives. Additionally, you will be responsible for assessing AWS’ operational processes around controls and be able to determine document risk governance processes.
The successful candidate ...