Sr. Industry Specialist, AFSS Compliance

This role sits at the intersection of compliance, security engineering, and AI-driven automation. You will serve as a subject matter expert for compliance programs supporting Amazon Foundational Security Services (AFSS), working closely with engineering teams and external auditors to ensure our services meet the highest bar for security assurance.

A significant and growing part of this role involves identifying and implementing AI-powered solutions to automate compliance workflows. You will be expected to get hands-on with AI tooling—building agents, leveraging large language models, and eliminating manual processes. This is not a “future-state” aspiration; it is a core expectation of the role from day one.

This role requires familiarity with compliance in government cloud environments, including air-gapped (isolated) cloud regions. You will support FedRAMP authorization efforts and understand the unique compliance challenges of operating security services in environments with no connectivity to commercial regions.

A key priority for this role is leading the automation of compliance testing and documentation in partnership with Security Assurance. You will drive the modernization of how compliance artifacts are created, maintained, and managed—moving away from manual processes toward automated, scalable solutions that serve as the source of compliance truth across AFSS.

You will dive deep into security technologies such as access control design patterns, identity security services, authorization, authentication, and lifecycle management to support our customers as Amazon continues to scale and grow.

Key job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

Own and coordinate audit programs (SOX, FedRAMP, ISO, and US government regulatory frameworks) for Amazon Foundational Security Services

Serve as the compliance subject matter expert for foundational security services, partnering with service teams to ensure audit readiness

Develop and maintain customer-facing compliance documentation that clearly communicates the security posture of AFSS services

Identify manual compliance workflows and design AI-powered automation solutions to eliminate toil and improve accuracy

Build and deploy AI agents and LLM-based tooling to streamline evidence collection, control testing, and audit response

Support FedRAMP authorization and continuous monitoring for foundational security services in government cloud regions, including air-gapped (isolated) environments

Navigate the unique compliance requirements of air-gapped clouds, including evidence collection, control implementation, and audit coordination without connectivity to commercial regions

Lead the automation of compliance testing and documentation in partnership with Security Assurance, modernizing how compliance artifacts are created, maintained, and managed at scale

Engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, legal, product) and external auditors to support certification and attestation efforts

Stay current on evolving compliance requirements, US government regulations, and industry best practices

Dive deep into security technologies including access control, identity, authorization, authentication, and lifecycle management.

A day in the life
Amazon has a fast-paced environment—“Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” In this role, you will work with security service teams to design compliance approaches, automate manual processes using AI tooling, support active audit engagements, and develop customer documentation. You will look for new approaches to automate fixes for operational compliance issues and use AI and Amazon Security services to solve design problems.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. A healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here.

About the team
AFSS Compliance is a collaborative team building the future of automated security compliance.

We value diverse experiences and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every preferred qualification. Our inclusive, curious culture invests in your growth through knowledge-sharing, training, and mentorship, and we champion work-life harmony with the flexibility to succeed both in and outside of work.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of SOX and/or Audit engagements experience
- Knowledge of security technology and concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Single sign-on, Cryptography, etc.)
- Experience with automating and simplifying team development, test, and operations processes
- Experience in regulatory compliance management with government agencies
- Background in security engineering or security services

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or a related discipline, or equivalent technology experience
- Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution, or experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience architecting, securing, and operating Amazon Web Services
- Experience mentoring or training the engineering community on complex technical issues
- Hands-on experience automating compliance workflows using AI tooling (e.g., building AI agents, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, VA, Arlington - 119,300.00 - 208,900.00 USD annually