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Posted date: Jan 12, 2026
There have been 8 jobs posted with the title of Security Compliance Specialist all time at Amazon.Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $164,100
Range: $119,300 - $208,900
Description
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.
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 job 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;
- Building and maintaining 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;
- Driving 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;
- Communicating 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;
- Working closely with engineering, compliance, security, bizdev and Legal teams to identify future compliance and regulatory requirements and define compliance solutions;
- Serving as an advisor on audit remediation issues;
- Understand and manage cross-functional GRC requirements to translate them into GRC tool; and
- Be comfortable with hands-on day-to-day problem solving and implementing quick and effective action plans to meet short- and long-term priorities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems Management, Information Security or other related fields- 8+ years of professional experience in governance, risk and compliance designing and implementing controls or experience performing audits over ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, SOC 1/ SOC 2 and other similar globally recognized compliance programs
Extended Qualifications
- Experience leveraging and improving internal tools- Experience working with ITAR and EAR controlled data
- Hold an industry certification such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001:2022 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor, or ISO 22301:2019 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of compliance requirements for ISO 27001, ISO 22301, SOC 2, and US Government Compliance Frameworks/Programs (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST Risk Management Framework, FISMA).
- Highly organized and able to build trusting relationships with stakeholders at various levels across the organization
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.
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