AWS Assurance Analyst, AWS Security Assurance

Amazon • Herndon, VA

3d • $59,900 - $115,400 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field
• Experience in IT Security
• Experience coordinating cross-functional inputs, meeting deadlines, and effectively managing competing priorities
• Knowledge of AWS or the cloud computing industry
• Experience in process design and documentation

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
• Experience with AWS or cloud technologies

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

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level