Insider Threat Manager , AWS Security

Job summary
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, providing virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises, run their operations and applications on AWS’ multi-tenant infrastructure.
AWS is looking for an exceptional Insider Threat Manager who is experienced and a self-motivated candidate who can prioritise well and can communicate clearly and compellingly.
This position will be working as part of a wider team of industry-leading security experts working with UK customers to operate and continuously improve security programs and processes. This team manages the underlying security programs and processes for personnel security, physical and logical accreditations, education, awareness and training, assurance, and cyber security. This position will lead on personnel security vetting, culture and the overall insider threat framework.

Key job responsibilities
Among other duties, the Insider Threat Manager will:
 Lead the insider threat team, aligning priorities and objectives to programme strategy, implementing an insider threat governance and risk management framework
 Manage the Insider Threat Working Group and help Senior Leadership to proactively manage Insider Threat risk
 Provide consultation, assistance and advice to Senior Leadership and colleagues as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on issues relating to Insider Threat
 Drive enhancements to policy and procedures which support insider threat risk reduction and compliance with customer personnel security requirements
 Ensure insider threat related security incidents are investigated effectively and associated risks are appropriately mitigated
 Manage the security vetting requirements and aftercare processes to meet programme demand, enabling departments and colleagues to achieve their business goals
 Identify the top human risks to our organisation and the behaviours we need to change to mitigate those risks. Develop and maintain a security awareness program that effectively changes these behaviours so our employees act in a secure manner, reducing the most risk to our organisation
 Promote and develop responsible behaviour through a security awareness programme that seeks to continually improve the security culture, ensuring all staff and customer information are protected against possible security incidents
 Create a metrics framework that can effectively measure improvement of the security culture and demonstrate effectiveness
 Manage, lead, and coach a small team of Insider Threat Analysts

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

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.

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 and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications

 Extensive experience in the security field
 Several years' experience in personnel security or insider threat management in security operations management
 Degree or equivalent experience in (Computer Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, IT Security Management, Security Risk Management)a related security field

Preferred Qualifications

 An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to drive innovation independently; have a passion to improve at every opportunity
 Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business
 Ability to able to credibly coordinate between technical teams and business stakeholders
 Demonstrated maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills
 Ideal candidate will have an intermediate or better level of knowledge of a variety of regulated security programs in multiple fields (personnel security, program security, physical security, and education, awareness, and training)



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