Audit Specialist, US ADC Security

# Audit Specialist, US ADC Security Amazon  
· amazon.com Category:
GRC & Compliance

Location:

Herndon, Virginia, USA Clearance:
TS/SCI + Poly## Quality of life

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* Paid parental leave
* Retirement match
* Equity* Flexible PTOAmazon Security is looking for an Audit Specialist to join a small but growing audit and internal review team supporting U.S. Government workloads. In this role, you will conduct internal control assessments, and track remediation actions to closure across US Dedicated Cloud regions.

You will also partner with AWS team to analyze their processes and identify internal control gaps or process improvement opportunities. You will conduct internal reviews to identify risk, design and implement controls, and work with stakeholders to remediate findings. You will also engage with external auditors to understand their needs and procure audit artifacts, and partner with AWS teams to explain audit requests, review evidence, and assess internal controls.

Success in this role calls for strong writing, sound business judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Key job responsibilities
- Conduct internal control assessments and drive audit readiness across US Dedicated Cloud regions
- Track remediation actions from identification through closure and drive corrective actions
- Interpret contractual and regulatory audit and compliance requirements and develop plans for AWS compliance
- Coordinate with external auditors and AWS service and operations teams to obtain audit evidence
- Assess internal controls across a wide variety of AWS teams, identify opportunities for improvement, and document conclusions
- Conduct internal reviews and risk assessments
- Partner with AWS' commercial business to establish best practices
- Write and communicate reports to stakeholders and senior leadership across AWSA day in the life Every day on this team can involve a different activity depending on the time of the year and what you are working on. You may review evidence for an active assessment or meet with an AWS service team to walk through an audit request. You might scope a new internal review, analyze a control gap you have identified, and draft findings for stakeholders.

Throughout, you balance deadlines against the realities of a fast-paced operational environment and coordinate across multiple teams.

About the team Diverse Experiences Amazon Security 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.

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