Security Consultant, AWSI Professional Services
Job ID: 2981452 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.
As part of our dynamic team, you'll have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges and drive transformative change for our customers worldwide. You will harness the power of the cloud to automate security operations and empower our clients with unparalleled capabilities. You will thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where you can make a real difference. You will work on game-changing initiatives that deliver exceptional business outcomes globally.
As a member of the AWS Professional Services Global Security, Risk, and Compliance practice you will pioneer technically advanced security solutions to enable impactful customer initiatives. Building on those experiences you’ll collaborate with AWS service teams on new features, innovate with new technologies and explore new challenges. This is a customer-facing role that requires travel to customer sites as needed.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with teams that include Amazonians, partners, and customers to build & deploy security infrastructure and automate security operations for customers
- Collaborate on internal builder projects
- Become a deep technical resource that earns the trust of our customers
- Develop high-quality technical content such as automation tools, reference architectures, and white papers to help our consultants, partners, and customers build on the work we deliver
- Innovate on behalf of customers; translate your thoughts into action yielding measurable results
- Mentor & invest in the development of team members
About the team
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and Amaze Con (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
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, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
We value work‑life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.
Basic Qualifications
- 1+ year(s) of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- 3+ years of IT implementation experience
- BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
- Experience in technology automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment
- Knowledge of primary AWS services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon Route 53, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- Experience and technical expertise in cloud computing technologies (design and implementation)
- Hands‑on technical expertise in building security capabilities in code and deploying infrastructure as code
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., Power Shell, Python, Node.js, Java Script, Bash, Ruby, Perl)
- Implementation experience with enterprise security solutions (e.g., WAF, IPS, Anti‑DDOS, SIEM)
- Experience building enterprise security strategy for cloud adoption, leading implementation of the strategy, and driving the program’s evolution to meet new requirements
- Understanding of industry standards (e.g., PCI‑DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST frameworks)
Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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