Manager, Industry Specialist

Experience in security leadership roles; security program management, security operations, or assurance
- Experience in core project management disciplines, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management, on highly technical initiatives
- Experience with governments or regulated industries

Job summary
Come and join a creative, diverse, and collaborative team that is changing how we think about Cloud Security At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is our highest priority. The International Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) team is responsible for driving innovative enhancements that raise the bar for how AWS employees interact with and understand the security facets for all their resources, systems, and data.

Key job responsibilities
As a Industry Specialist, Manager with our team, you’ll influence and own long-term security outcomes for AWS. You’ll be working for government and regulated industries to understand their needs. You’ll be able to deliver security systems and solutions that enable them to operate more effectively, securely and safely. You will work with your manager, peers, partners, and customers to innovate and deliver on the vision and purpose of your programs. We encourage team members and management alike to have a high degree of ownership for their program vision and execution of ideas. While working directly with AWS security teams, infrastructure, and delivery teams you’ll identify opportunities to improve AWS’ project security posture. This will include building relationships, driving process improvements, and working with service owners and cutting-edge technology to develop innovative solutions to complex security challenges.

You prioritize well, communicate clearly, and demonstrate a consistent track record of delivery. You are proactive in removing roadblocks, pave the way for innovation, and can handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will be a positive influencer across diverse international teams, be able to effectively rally support for your initiatives, and be able to help deeply technical teams create simple solutions to meet your program goals.

About the team
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 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Mentorship & 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 mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring. We care about your career growth as a passionate learner that is motivated to take on challenges.

Work/Life Balance
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well balanced life—both in and outside of work.
- Comfort and experience with cross-organizational communication; excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven experience driving overall strategy and teams across organizations
- Demonstrated experience identifying and resolving down-stream programmatic risks (i.e. system incompatibility, resource unavailability) and opportunities (i.e. schedule opportunities, decoupling dependencies)
- Clear understanding of cloud computing services/deployment architecture
- Demonstrate innovative security approaches in non-traditional IT environments

**Acknowledgement of country**:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

**IDE statement**:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.