Security Compliance Specialist

Amazon

Redmond, WA2h agovia LinkedInH-1B sponsor · 1,460 entry-level filings

About the Role

Amazon Leo (previously known as Project Kuiper) is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of over 3,000 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities worldwide. At Leo, we are obsessed with customer trust and are seeking an individual contributor who is creative, and passionate about delivering Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions to meet Leo's regulatory and external assurance needs. In this role, you will work collaboratively with various business and security teams across Amazon to identify compliance needs, assess the maturity of processes and controls, design, build, and execute high-impact security or compliance programs and liaise with external auditors and regulators.

Location Options: Arlington, VA, USA | Redmond, WA, USA

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and drive scalable processes within a GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) framework to ensure compliance with Leo's regulatory and contractual security and privacy requirements.
  • Build and maintain compliance certifications such as ISO 27001, ISO 22301, NIST 800-53, ISO27701, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, etc., identifying applicable security controls, assessing compliance gaps and readiness, developing remediation strategies, and driving remediation activities to completion.
  • Drive certifications and assurance programs by liaising with external auditors and other Amazon security teams, articulating control implementation and impact, and establishing considerations for applying security, and risk concepts to a highly technical and complex environment.
  • Communicate to key stakeholders and leadership on controls implementation, audit results, compliance program metrics, key risks and areas of program improvement, as well as seek diverse opinions and coordinate improvement efforts.
  • Work closely with engineering, compliance, security, bizdev and Legal teams to identify future compliance and regulatory requirements and define compliance solutions.
  • Serve as an advisor on audit remediation issues.
  • Understand and manage cross-functional GRC requirements to translate them into GRC tools.
  • Be comfortable with hands-on day-to-day problem solving and implementing quick and effective action plans to meet short- and long-term priorities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

  • Basic Qualifications: Experience with compliance & security standards including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Experience with GRC technology (SAP GRC Access Controls, Process Controls and Risk Management), SAP Identity Management to support Identity and Access Management (Single Sign ON, User life cycle management).

Qualifications

  • Creative and passionate about delivering Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with various business and security teams.
  • Experience in designing, building, and executing security or compliance programs.
  • Experience liaising with external auditors and regulators.
  • Experience in a start-up like environment, backed by Amazon’s infrastructure.
  • Ability to instill security culture in the organization.

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Amazon.com Services filed 1,460 entry-level H-1B applications for new hires (Oct 2025 - Jun 2026, Department of Labor).

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