Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amazon is seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to support its SPEAR Special Programs & Projects organization within Amazon Security. The role will expand the Design Based Threat framework, conduct global physical security risk assessments, develop quantitative risk and threat guidance, and partner with engineering, compliance, and security leadership teams to influence facility design and protection standards.
Responsibilities
- Expand and mature the Design Based Threat framework: characterize threat actors, define attack vectors, and translate that analysis into quantitative design guidance for new and existing facilities
- Conduct physical security risk assessments across global facility types and synthesize findings into patterns that inform security standards and investment priorities
- Advance enterprise risk models that provide automated, data-driven risk reporting across the fleet
- Partner with standards, compliance, and design engineering teams to ensure threat intelligence shapes how facilities are built, not just how they are evaluated after construction
- Deliver risk posture briefings, threat context, and strategic recommendations to senior security leadership
- Evaluate emerging technologies and security measures for application against identified threat scenarios
- Builds data and metric driven programs, collaborating with wider business partners to agree on, goals, objectives and performance outcomes
- Creates and managing risk / resilience programs at a global level, encompassing both proactive preparedness and proportionate reactive capabilities
- Conducts analytical deep dives to identify vulnerabilities and root causes leading to comprehensive risk reporting
- Completes detailed threat and risk assessments, producing comprehensive risk treatment plans and recommendations
- Partners and collaborating across functional lines to develop and manage business aligned standards, procedures and processes for the effective identification and mitigation of security risks
- Be a self-starter with the ability to work alone
- Create and document risk analysis products later used in reports for the most Senior level Amazon Security Leadership
- Remain connected with industry trends and events. Develop and maintain personal relationships with key industry personnel and manufacturers
Skills
- • 5+ years of HR, privacy, legal, compliance or risk management experience
- • Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 10+ years of related field experience
- • 5+ years of working cross functionally across several teams experience
- • 5+ years of experience in Physical Security Principles, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and video surveillance and management systems
- • 5+ years of experience collaborating with partner agencies/entities in order to complete the mission
- • Project management and delivery (PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent certification)
- • Industry certification in security risk management (ASIS CPP, CSMP or equivalent)
- • Ability to travel worldwide
- • 6+ years of program management, project management or product management experience
- • Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
- • Experience with continuous improvement cycles and analytical methodology
- • Familiarity with risk, business continuity and data management platforms (BSI, Audit board etc)
- • Applicable physical security industry specific qualifications, certifications, and or education
Benefits
- Sign-on payments
- Restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mental Health Support
- Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences
- Knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources
- Flexible work hours and arrangements
- Remote work
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