• The ideal candidate should be an experienced and innovative cyber and security professional with exceptional stakeholder management skills and who has the ability to advise and deliver strategic outcomes across a wide range of industry sectors and challenging environments
• This key position requires will require supporting customers across Automotive and Manufacturing, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment, and Energy. Experience in one or more of these industries is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in a professional field or military
• Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics)
• Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

Desirable

• The AWS Industries (AWSI) Security Specialist SA team is seeking a Senior Security Solutions Architect (SA)
• Aligned to the world's largest companies, the Sr. Security SA is responsible for leading customers through the strategic design and implementation of security best practices
• As part of the AWS Industries Security Specialist SA team, you'll have an opportunity to spearhead foundational best practices with domain experts across the globe
• They will support the largest and most complex customers at AWS
• They are willing to challenge, dive in to the details, and show how AWS can support complex security, resilience, and compliance strategies, to CEO and Board level
• This particular role will also directly interface with our AWS partners and bring them into customers to successfully move their business applications to the AWS cloud
• The position, as part of the AWS Industries team, will act as the primary security interface with AWS customers and will work closely with AWS Sales and Solutions Architect teams, and the AWS business development and capture team
• Lead the conversation on security, risk and compliance with large AWS customers
• Manage disparate senior stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and drive outcomes on the AWS platform
• Help customers understand how they can integrate AWS security controls into their own control frameworks and recommending approaches to implement their controls on AWS
• Prioritize strategic customer outcomes that drive their business forward while reducing risk and increasing their overall security posture
• Partner directly with AWS customers to help them understand the implementation of AWS security requirements and how they can achieve ongoing assurance over their security, resilience and compliance needs
• Direct AWS Solutions Architects, Sales and Partner teams across multiple engagements within each customer to drive targeted outcomes and consistent advice and outcomes
• Work with customers to resolve complex security concerns and problems and achieve security, resilience and compliance outcomes are on the AWS platform through deep dive discussions, strategic presentations/recommendations, and hands on demonstrations in the AWS environment
• Act as a thought leader. Develop and launch industry leading security related, customer-facing resources based on projected customer needs and current demand
• Build great relationships and confidence to help customers understand how to react and respond to security incidents
• Assist the AWS compliance team in determining the strategic direction of the various AWS compliance programs based on customer interaction and demonstrative metrics
• Directly impact the roadmaps for AWS products and services through voice-of-the-customer amplification and influence with product and service teams
• Be and remain connected with both security and industry trends and events primarily in EMEA/USA, but also throughout the world as it relates to industry regulations and requirements
• Develop and maintain impactful relationships with key industry personnel, executives, decision makers, and policy makers
• Keep the AWS Industries leadership team fully informed of customer engagement status, issues, and activities
• A day in the life
• Driving strategic conversations with leaders, decision makers, and builders at our customers
• Enabling customer success through crafting and delivering security best practices
• Enabling peers and the greater security community within AWS through thought leadership and developing others
• Thinking big on how to enable and empower entire industries through security enablement and scalable solutions
• Acting as the tip of the spear and looking around corners for our customers