Principal FSI Assurance Specialist

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Financial Services team is looking for an experienced Information Technology Assurance Specialist to join our fast-paced FSI Security and Compliance team and help drive AWS adoption in the Financial Services industry.

Trusted Advisor
As a Principal Financial Services Assurance Specialist, your primary role will be to serve as a trusted advisor to our customers' Internal Audit teams, executives, and all stakeholders involved in the adoption of AWS cloud services. You will build deep relationships with the largest global financial institutions, from enterprise banks to Fintech startups, guiding them through their due diligence, audit, and assurance processes. You will engage with influencers and decision-makers at all levels—including C-suite executives, Chief Audit Executives, risk officers, and technology leaders—to instill confidence in AWS as their cloud provider of choice.

AWS Best Practices & Resource Optimization
You will demonstrate AWS best practices and leverage AWS resources to drive maximum efficiency during customers' assurance activities. This includes showcasing AWS tooling, frameworks, and services—including AWS Artificial Intelligence technologies—that simplify and accelerate customers' audit and due diligence processes. You will proactively identify opportunities to streamline assurance workflows, reduce redundancy, and enable customers to achieve their compliance objectives faster and more effectively using the full breadth of the AWS ecosystem.

External Thought Leadership
You will serve as a recognized thought leader in the cloud assurance and technology risk space by actively participating in and contributing to external organizations such as ISACA, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), and other relevant cloud technology risk and governance bodies. Through speaking engagements, publications, working groups, and industry forums, you will shape the conversation around cloud assurance best practices, elevate AWS's reputation in the financial services compliance community, and bring industry insights back to inform our strategy and customer engagements.

Internal Team Leadership & Collaboration
You will play a leadership role on the FSI Security and Compliance team, working cross-functionally with internal AWS teams—including service teams, security engineering, compliance, legal, and solutions architecture—to develop and deliver best practices, frameworks, and requirements to our customers. You will drive internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of customer audit needs. As a senior leader on the team, you will mentor team members, establish scalable processes, and provide guidance to ensure customer stakeholders have a clear path to meet their required assurance activities in accordance with their expectations.

About the Role
Strategically, AWS Financial Services (FSI) Assurance Specialists are part of the broader Financial Services Security and Compliance team and seek to understand the audit and due diligence needs of Financial Services customers during their evaluation of AWS as a cloud provider, the overall trends in the industry, how customers define success, and ensure that we are exceeding expectations in developing and delivering solutions.

Through their understanding of our Financial Services customers, industry rules, regulations, requirements, and governance best practices, Financial Services Assurance Specialists provide guidance while building bespoke solutions for addressing the assurance needs of our worldwide customer base.

Key job responsibilities
Trusted Advisor & Customer Engagement
-Serve as a trusted advisor to customers' Internal Audit teams, executives, and all stakeholders involved in AWS cloud adoption
-Build deep relationships with global financial institutions, from enterprise banks to Fintech startups
-Engage decision-makers at all levels during due diligence and audit processes
AWS Best Practices & Resource Optimization
-Demonstrate AWS best practices, tools, and frameworks that simplify customers' audit and due diligence processes
-Showcase AWS AI technologies and automation that drive efficiency in assurance workflows
-Develop tailored solutions addressing specific assurance requirements of financial services customers
External Thought Leadership
-Actively contribute to external organizations such as ISACA, Cloud Security Alliance, and other cloud technology risk bodies
-Represent AWS at industry conferences and speaking engagements to shape cloud assurance best practices
-Bring industry insights back to inform AWS strategy and customer engagements
Internal Collaboration & Delivery
-Work cross-functionally with internal AWS teams to deliver best practices and requirements to customers
-Drive internal stakeholders and SMEs to ensure timely delivery of customer audit needs
-Respond and deliver due diligence and audit intake activity for customers

A day in the life
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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 (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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. - 10+ years of solving problems with technology in the Global Financial Services Industry experience
- 7+ years of working with Core Cloud Technology Services, including, but not limited to Compute, Edge, Hybrid, Security, and/or Networking experience
- 7+ years of working with Business Application Technologies, including, but not limited to End User Compute (EUC), Supply Chain, Contact Center as a Service, Consumer Data Applications, Encrypted Communications, and/or Communication Developer Services experience
- 5+ years of working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level - 10+ years of security, compliance and risk management experience, or degree in advanced technology
- 10+ years of experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements (e.g. security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA etc.)
- 10+ years experience in handling internal & external audits

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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, NY, New York - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually