Description

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 to include government customers. 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’s multi-tenant infrastructure.

AWS is looking for an exceptional Vetting Management Administrator, with experience in processing sensitive data on a large scale within a complex environment.

This position will be working with a Vetting Management Lead to make up a small Vetting Management team, which itself forms part of a wider team of security experts working with UK customers to operate and continuously improve security programs and processes. This broader security team manages a wide range of security programs and processes including personnel security, insider risk, physical and logical accreditations, education, awareness and training, assurance, and cyber security. This position will be responsible for Vetting Management administrative tasks, processing sensitive information, managing and resolving queries and issues relating to clearances, and producing and maintaining high quality data for audit and reporting purposes. There will also be a requirement for direct engagement with UK customers, and regular liaison with colleagues across Security and beyond in AWS. The role will also require an ability to identify, design and implement improvements to Vetting Management processes.

We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated candidate who has excellent prioritisation and communication skills. The Vetting Management Administrator will have experience in vetting/security clearance management, personnel security, and the management of sensitive information. Experience working with UK customers and in a dynamic, fast-paced environment would be plus. Among other duties, the Vetting Management Administrator will:

• Process the full lifecycle of security vetting applications, including aftercare duties

• Submit inputs/outputs from the vetting database

• Produce MI reports and cascade data to internal stakeholders

• Analyse and interrogate vetting data with good attention to detail

• Provide information to external stakeholders

• Be the point of contact to provide access control to specific security controlled areas

• Contribute to the development of new documentation and processes to continually improve and optimise vetting processes

• Provide vetting-related staff briefings

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.

About the team

About Amazon Security

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

Solid experience working in the fields of security, risk, or Human Resources.

Extensive experience of processing data of a sensitive nature and working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Knowledge and understanding of security culture is important.

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.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.