Senior Security Consultant
Amazon, Bahrain

Do you like helping people envision new ways of securing a cloud infrastructure? Do you have ideas for new ways to enhancing security operations and documented best practices? The AWS Professional Services team works with Public Sector customers to accelerate, optimize, and secure their journey to the cloud.

AWS offers a cloud platform with a global reach and we are looking for a passionate and innovative technical security implementer. You’ll have the opportunity to create new security experiences & environments for our customers covering topics including strategy & risk management, building & deploying security infrastructure, or automating security operations, and beyond.

You should be a highly technical security professional who has the ability to take customers on a journey through securing their infrastructure. You will develop highly scalable applications that adhere to cloud and security best practices.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 5+ years of experience in IT security, compliance and risk management, including privacy, controls, etc.
· Sound knowledge of cloud computing technologies and workload transition challenges
· Notable customer consulting experience and collaboration skills
· Implementation experience with enterprise security solutions such as identity management, federation systems, WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, and SIEM
· Experience advising customers on architectures meeting industry standards such as ISO, SOC, PCI, NIST, IRAP, etc.
· Experience implementing security controls in enterprise environments
· Familiarity with archive, backup/recovery and business continuity processes in distributed operations
· Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
· Strong verbal and written communications skills and ability to lead effectively across organizations
· BA/BS degree or equivalent experience; Computer Science or Math background preferred
· Be mobile and open to travel to client locations as and when required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· AWS Associate or Professional or specialty certification or ability to get certified within three months of hire
· Current Sec+, CASP and/or CISSP certifications
· Demonstrated experience in customer-facing roles advising and counseling on IT security-related topics
· Demonstrated experience implementing information security related frameworks and standards such as FISMA, NIST CSF, HIPAA, NIST 800-53 etc.
· Demonstrated experience with encryption for data in transit and at rest, and familiarity with KMS or HSMs
· Contributed security expertise to open-source projects
· Implementation experience with enterprise security solutions such as WAF, IPS, IDS, Anti-DDOS, and SIEM
· Demonstrated experience in driving a security focused software development lifecycle
· Demonstrated experience or knowledge of using scripting skills, i.e., PowerShell, Python, Node.js, Javascript, Bash, Ruby, Perl, etc.
· Strong verbal and written communications skills and ability to lead effectively across organizations
· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.

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