Practice Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

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Nashville, TN, USAArlington, VA, USAHouston, TX, USA
$150,000 - $250,000
Security
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Practice Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

The Global Services, Security (GSS) team at Amazon Web Services is seeking a Practice Manager to lead their Security Assurance Services team. This role sits at the intersection of cloud, cybersecurity, and compliance, working with AWS's largest enterprise customers to operationalize the shared responsibility model during cloud migration.

The position requires a strong background in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) leadership, with the ability to build and manage teams that address complex cloud migration challenges. The role involves helping executives address enterprise risk management requirements using scalable computing architectures.

As a Practice Manager, you'll be responsible for expanding the Security Assurance practice and educating customers on product-led, people-powered services that enable secure operations on AWS. Success in this role is measured by developing high-performing consultant teams that enable customers to move their workloads and regulated data to the cloud while meeting specific risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

AWS offers a supportive work environment with emphasis on work-life harmony, inclusive team culture, and continuous learning opportunities. The company provides various employee-led affinity groups, mentorship programs, and career development resources. This role offers the unique opportunity to work with multiple business lines and contribute to various security and compliance use cases.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in IT security, compliance, risk management, and cloud environments, with proven ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges. The role requires both technical expertise and leadership skills to drive consensus and achieve strategic vision.

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Responsibilities For Practice Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

  • Build and lead teams that deliver innovative governance, risk, and compliance objectives
  • Define compliance and risk management approaches for customers
  • Resolve security assurance questions and manage risk
  • Lead efforts with AWS engineering, support, and business teams
  • Travel to customer sites as needed
  • Help customers understand how to move sensitive workloads to the cloud

Requirements For Practice Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

  • 5+ years experience in leading teams within IT security, compliance and risk management, data privacy, or security controls
  • 3+ years experience advising customers on architectures meeting NIST-based industry standards
  • 3+ years experience with enterprise risk management methods
  • 3+ years experience assessing security posture in cloud environments
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Information Security or equivalent experience

Benefits For Practice Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Work-life harmony
  • Flexible working culture
  • Employee-led affinity groups
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Career development resources
  • Knowledge-sharing programs

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