Assurance Solutions Architect, AWS Security Assurance Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Nashville, TN
- On site
- Full-time
- $177,600 / year
- Nashville, TN
Job highlights
- Design scalable security solutions for cloud environments.
- Help enterprise clients migrate sensitive workloads to AWS.
- Operationalize shared responsibility model with clients.
- Develop innovative risk and compliance strategies.
- Automate compliance and security in AWS.
About the role
About AWS Security Assurance Services
AWS Security Assurance Services LLC, a PCI-QSAC (Payment Card Industry-Qualified Security Assessor company) and HITRUST External Assessor Firm, is a team of industry certified assessors, helping our customers achieve, maintain, and automate compliance in the cloud by tying together applicable audit standards to AWS service specific features and functionality. 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. AWS includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification, optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI Innovation Center. You’ll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.The Role
The Security Assurance Services team, a part of Amazon Web Services, leverages the expertise and ingenuity of our builders to establish scalable security solutions for both internal and external customers that drive business outcomes. Our goal of securing the world’s workloads and building a brighter future for humanity requires us to focus on reliable delivery of bar raising security outcomes and investment in security mechanisms and automation on behalf of our customers. The AWS Security Assurance Services team works with our largest enterprise customers to operationalize the shared responsibility model as they migrate to the cloud. Are you a Governance, Risk, and Compliance leader who can address the challenges of migrating systems and workloads to the cloud? Are you skilled at helping executives address their enterprise risk management requirements using highly scalable computing architectures? The AWS Security Assurance Service team, within AWS Support, is seeking a talented Assurance Consultant to help the expansion of the Security Assurance practice and educate our customers on how our product-led, people-powered services helps operate their business securely on AWS while also demonstrating assurance that compliance objectives can be achieved. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute at the intersection of cloud, cyber security, and compliance. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple lines of business, and learn from (and contribute to) a variety of security and compliance use cases. This is a customer facing role where success is measured by helping enable our customers in moving their workloads and regulated data into the cloud by addressing specific risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements. We are looking for an innovative security/compliance professional who has the ability to handle a wide range of compliance requirements, is willing to dive in to the details, can translate those requirements into scalable solutions, and is able to communicate at all levels within an organization. We are looking for an innovative security/compliance professional who has the ability to handle a wide range of compliance requirements, is willing to dive in to the details, can translate those requirements into scalable solutions, and is able to communicate at all levels within an organization.Key Job Responsibilities
- Expertise – Delivers in teams that include Amazonians, partners, and customers to enhance security assurance and compliance programs
- Solutions – Work with a team to define innovative compliance and risk management approaches to customers that help the customer understand how to move sensitive workloads onto the cloud faster.
- Delivery – Engagements will require working to resolve security assurance questions and to understand how to manage risk and achieve compliance while operating in the AWS Cloud through deep dive discussions, strategic presentations/recommendations, and hands on demonstrations of automating compliance in the AWS environment.
- Insights – Work with AWS engineering, support and business teams to convey partner and customer feedback as input to AWS technology roadmaps. Ability to travel to customer sites as needed.
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.Compensation and Benefits
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, TN, Nashville - 124,700.00 - 168,800.00 USD annually USA, TX, Austin - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, TX, Dallas - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, TX, Houston - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, VA, Arlington - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, VA, Herndon - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually Key skills/competency AWS Security Assurance Services Solutions Architect, Cloud Security, Compliance, Risk Management, Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Security Solutions, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure Security, AWS Technologies.Skills & topics
- AWS
- Security Assurance
- Solutions Architect
- Cloud Security
- Compliance
- Risk Management
- GRC
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cybersecurity
- AWS Support
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight AWS, security, compliance, and architecture experience.
- Showcase client-facing skills: Emphasize communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking.
- Prepare for technical deep dives: Review AWS services, security best practices, and compliance frameworks.
- Demonstrate GRC expertise: Articulate experience with risk management and regulatory requirements.
- Network and research: Understand AWS's Security Assurance Services and its impact on customers.
Technical preparation
Master AWS security services and best practices.,Understand compliance frameworks (PCI, HITRUST).,Practice designing scalable cloud architectures.,Prepare to discuss risk management scenarios.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex security challenge you solved.,How do you explain technical concepts to executives?,Share an experience automating a compliance process.,How do you handle competing customer requirements?
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for an AWS Security Assurance Services Solutions Architect?
- As an AWS Security Assurance Services Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable security solutions for cloud environments, helping enterprise clients migrate sensitive workloads to AWS, operationalizing the shared responsibility model, developing innovative risk and compliance strategies, and automating compliance and security processes within AWS. You will also collaborate with internal AWS teams and external customers to drive business outcomes.
- What kind of experience is required for the AWS Security Assurance Services Solutions Architect role?
- The role requires a minimum of 2 years in applications and infrastructures design, implementation, or consulting. Additionally, 4+ years in specific technology domains like cloud computing, systems engineering, security, or networking, and 10+ years of IT development or consulting experience in the software or internet industries are necessary. Experience in software development, migrating solutions to the cloud, and working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective are preferred.
- How does AWS Security Assurance Services help customers?
- AWS Security Assurance Services helps customers achieve, maintain, and automate compliance in the cloud. They do this by tying applicable audit standards to AWS service-specific features and functionality, assisting with the migration of sensitive workloads, and ensuring compliance objectives are met while operating securely on AWS.
- What are the typical work arrangements for an AWS Security Assurance Services Solutions Architect?
- This is a customer-facing role, and while the job description mentions the ability to travel to customer sites as needed, the exact work arrangement (on-site, hybrid, remote) can vary. Many solutions architect roles within AWS have flexibility, but direct client engagement is a key component.
- What is the typical salary range for an AWS Security Assurance Services Solutions Architect in the US?
- The provided job description indicates a base salary range that varies by location. For instance, in Nashville, TN, the range is $124,700 - $168,800 annually, while in Seattle, WA, it's $131,300 - $177,600 annually. The final compensation will depend on factors like experience, qualifications, and location.
- What makes the AWS Security Assurance Services team unique?
- The AWS Security Assurance Services team is unique because it operates as a PCI-QSAC and HITRUST External Assessor Firm. This means they are certified to help customers achieve and automate compliance, integrating audit standards directly with AWS services, and focusing on scalable security solutions for both internal and external clients.
- What is the importance of the 'shared responsibility model' in this role?
- The shared responsibility model is crucial as this role involves working with enterprise customers to operationalize it during their cloud migration. It defines the security obligations of AWS and the customer, and understanding this is key to helping clients migrate workloads securely and compliantly to AWS.