DESCRIPTION

Are you a security focused professional who loves working with others on helping them understand, assess and uplift their security capabilities? Are you excited about assisting others implement security for their cloud journeys? If so, we are looking for you!
At AWS, we’re hiring a Security Consulting Leader to help our customers and partners develop technical expertise and capacity, and to work with our partners on key customer engagements. Our consultants will manage key customer relationships, deliver security advice and architecture guidance, lead proof-of-concept projects, and deliver customer engagements. AWS consultants will collaborate with customers to address security risk and achieve security outcomes, and implementing and migrating customer solutions and workloads onto cloud. AWS consultants will also have a drive to continue to learn and improve, including coaching/mentoring others.
This role will specialise in all aspects of information/cyber security management, as well as business and regulatory compliance using cloud web services in large scale computing environments.
Must hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see https://www1.defence.gov.au/security/clearances).

Key job responsibilities

• Experience in IT/cyber security, security or compliance and security risk management, including privacy, controls, etc.
• Sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts, technologies and/or workload transition.
• Notable consulting experience and collaboration skills.
• Experience advising customers on architectures and practices meeting industry standards/frameworks, such as PSPF, ISM, ISO 27k, SOC, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, etc.
• Familiarity with availability concepts and archive, backup/recovery and business continuity processes.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.
• Consulting and/or implementation experience with enterprise security solutions such as identity management, federation systems, WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, and SIEM.
• Technical expertise in security architecture, automation, integration, and deployment (DevOps).
• Highly technical and analytical, including potentially possessing IT implementation experience.
• Experience building enterprise security strategy, including for cloud adoption or driving the evolution to meet new requirements.

A day in the life
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.
Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job below, 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 conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
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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

• 7+ years of technical specialist, design and architecture experience
• 10+ years of security, compliance and risk management experience
• 5+ years of cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network and operating system experience
• 7+ years of external or internal customer facing, complex and large scale project management experience
• Bachelor’s degree, or 7+ years of professional or military experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Industry security qualifications (e.g., CISA, CISM, IRAP assessor, etc.)
  Acknowledgement of country:
  In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
  IDE 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

• Experience in IT/cyber security, security or compliance and security risk management, including privacy, controls, etc.
• Sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts, technologies and/or workload transition.
• Notable consulting experience and collaboration skills.
• Experience advising customers on architectures and practices meeting industry standards/frameworks, such as PSPF, ISM, ISO 27k, SOC, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, etc.
• Familiarity with availability concepts and archive, backup/recovery and business continuity processes.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.
• Consulting and/or implementation experience with enterprise security solutions such as identity management, federation systems, WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, and SIEM.
• Technical expertise in security architecture, automation, integration, and deployment (DevOps).
• Highly technical and analytical, including potentially possessing IT implementation experience.
• Experience building enterprise security strategy, including for cloud adoption or driving the evolution to meet new requirements