Program Security Senior, Industrial Security & Compliance

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, delivering virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world to include the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) Department of Defense.

AWS Security, Industrial Security & Compliance (IS&C) is responsible for creating, implementing, and overseeing Amazon’s National Industrial Security Program (NISP). As a Program Security Senior supporting the AWS NISP, you will join a team of industry-leading security experts working with the U.S. Government to operate and continuously improve industry-leading security programs and processes in support of the IC Information Technology Enterprise. This position requires innovative thinking balanced with a strong customer obsession and a focus on quality and delivering results.

AWS Security is looking for an exceptional industrial security program manager with a strong track record of supporting security programs within cleared facilities, demonstrable COMSEC program/project management experience, comprehensive program security knowledge, and a deep understanding of IC and Department of Defense government security programs, processes, and requirements in the cloud service provider space.

This role will work across all accredited AWS sites and will own process improvement and the execution of multiple security disciplines in support of fast-moving classified operations and manage a wide array of projects designed to protect personnel, National Security Information, and critical infrastructure from insider and external threats. You must obsess over internal and external customers and successfully deliver support and services in an environment where priorities shift extremely fast. You must be able to operate independently to manage security projects, continuously triage and prioritize accordingly, communicate clearly and compellingly (without PowerPoint), THINK BIG and outside the box, and deliver exceptional products.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.




Key job responsibilities
· Responsible for providing comprehensive security program guidance concerning physical, operational, technical, information, industrial, counterintelligence programs.
· Proactively identify industrial security program and process improvements to successfully sustain and enhance security execution across multiple IC and DoD contracts.
· Develop and strengthen relationships with internal (operations staff, engineers, teammates, etc.) and external (vendors, contractors, government staff, etc.) partners to improve industrial security awareness and engagement.

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About the team
Work/Life Balance
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Mentor-ship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentor ship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded Evaluator and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Inclusive Team Culture:
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

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