Do you like working in ambiguous environments? Do you like tackling perplexing challenges where there are no easy answers? Do you have a passion for ensuring advanced analytics and AI is used to reduce human bias and overcome inequity? Do you like guiding others through philosophical decisions? Do you have a passion for being around cutting edge cloud technologies? Are you detail-oriented and creative? Do you like working in cross-disciplinary teams?

With the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-enabled mechanisms that are now being used across organizations to support, accelerate and enable a wide spectrum of business outcomes and critical, regulated and materially sensitive workflows, there is a need to provide our stakeholders with the assurance that these AI-enabled mechanisms are designed appropriately and operate effectively. Providing assurance on AWS’ responsible AI practices is a critical differentiator for our customers and simplifies their adoption of AI-enabled mechanisms in a compliant manner

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

The Amazon Security Assurance team is responsible for demonstrating the governance and security controls of services offered by Amazon. At Amazon scale, we must invent new ways to provide the highest level of assurance to our most regulatory conscious customers. We are seeking an experienced Principal Security Specialist who can apply broad risk, compliance and regulatory knowledge to challenging and complex AI / ML initiatives..


Key job responsibilities
* You will shape and develop the strategy for what Responsible AI Assurance will look like at AWS and operationalize it globally.
* You will lead the development and implementation of frameworks, governance models, and risk management strategies that provide consistent assurance at scale regarding AWS’ AI initiatives.
* You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders associated with AI/ML systems, to build fit for purpose mechanisms that make it easy to provide assurance on our AI approach, methodology, mechanisms, tooling and services, to customers and external stakeholders.
* You will conduct in-depth assessments and audits of AI/ML systems, evaluating their compliance with relevant regulations, industry standards, and Amazon's internal policies, and provide recommendations for improvement.
* You will serve as a subject matter expert on AI/ML assurance, staying up-to-date with the latest developments, best practices, and emerging trends in the field, and sharing your knowledge with internal and external stakeholders.

A day in the life
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, engineers, product managers, legal professionals, security engineers, audit and assurance professionals to review and assess the AI/ML initiatives.
* Conduct in-depth audits and assessments of AI/ML services, evaluating their compliance with relevant regulations, industry standards, and Amazon's internal policies.
* Develop and implement assurance frameworks, governance models, and risk management strategies tailored to AWS' AI/ML initiatives.
* Stay up-to-date with the latest developments, best practices, and emerging trends in the field of AI/ML.
* Engage with stakeholders to understand their specific requirements and concerns related to AI/ML assurance.

About the team
About Amsec:

Inclusive Team Culture and Diverse Experiences
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest assurance challenges in an emerging and rapidly evolving space like Responsible AI, requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.