AWS Security Risk Specialist, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance

Benefits

Parental leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Adoption assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

Mental health support

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Learning budget

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Verification

Source-linked checked Jun 7, 2026

Salary

$56K-$97K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$106,409 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+7.7% - Faster than average

28% below the BLS role benchmark for finance aggregate.

Matched to SOC 13-2011 - Finance aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Finance From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

Cover letter

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Assessment

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Deadline

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About this role

AWS Security Risk Specialist, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance Herndon, Virginia, USA 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 is one who loves learning about AWS's internal security controls framework, learning about new AWS services, and enjoys working across many stakeholders and compliance frameworks. We have a team culture that encourages ownership, diversity, inclusion, and innovation. Our team members and management alike take a high degree of ownership for their program vision and execution of ideas. Our team members balance their unique perspective with those of the diverse perspectives of the team and its stakeholders. You will work directly with divisions within AWS service to improve AWS' ability to demonstrate assurances

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