Principal FSI Assurance Specialist

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to our customers' Internal Audit teams, executives, and all stakeholders involved in the adoption of AWS cloud services.
• 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.
• Engage 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.
• Demonstrate AWS best practices and leverage AWS resources to drive maximum efficiency during customers' assurance activities.
• Showcase AWS AI technologies and automation that drive efficiency in assurance workflows.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Drive internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of customer audit needs.
• Respond and deliver due diligence and audit intake activity for customers.

Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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