Security Consultant, AWSI Professional Services

DESCRIPTION
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 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 team members

About the team
Diverse Experiences
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.

Why AWS?
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.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship 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, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
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., PowerShell, Python, Node.js, JavaScript, 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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $204,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. Read more