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Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/.
The Mission - Why This Programme, Why Now?
You're joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programmes Australia has ever undertaken. This programme will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australia's national security community and its allies the capability to see more, share more, innovate and act faster than ever before.
The architectural decisions being made now - how we structure networking, implement security controls, and automate at scale - will shape how Australia's national security community operates for the next decade. You won't be inheriting someone else's design choices. You'll be making them.
Your Place in This Story
Picture yourself stepping into a role where your curiosity and drive to learn are your greatest assets. As an Associate Security Specialist within AWS Region Services, you'll be immersed in the world of cloud security from day one — working alongside experienced security specialists who will guide your growth while you contribute meaningfully to one of Australia's most important technology programmes.
This isn't a passive learning experience. You'll be hands-on from the start — assisting in the onboarding of regional cloud services, drafting and refining security documentation, and applying Australia's most critical security frameworks in real-world scenarios. You'll collaborate with over 100 AWS commercial service teams globally, gaining exposure to architectures and challenges that most security professionals only read about.
Your analytical mind will be put to work every day. You'll review technical specifications, gather audit evidence, flag risks, and help document corrective actions — all while building the foundational expertise that will accelerate your career in sovereign cloud security. With structured mentoring, internal workshops, and a learning path designed around your growth, you'll develop faster here than anywhere else.
This is where your security career truly begins — with purpose, with support, and with impact that matters to an entire nation.
Key job responsibilities
You'll be at the heart of Australia's sovereign cloud security mission — contributing from day one while building expertise that will define your career.
Your core focus will be assisting in the onboarding of regional services. Working alongside experienced security specialists, you'll help document and implement security controls for new AWS services entering the environment. You'll draft, edit, and validate technical specifications that meet regional security requirements — learning to balance precision with clarity in every document you produce.
You'll interpret Australia's most important security frameworks in practice. The Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), and Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF) won't just be acronyms to you — they'll be tools you wield daily to ensure services meet the bar.
Collaboration will accelerate your growth. You'll partner with internal service teams and customers to establish security baselines and objectives, building relationships that span the programme. You'll engage with global AWS teams, identifying product improvement ideas and supporting new feature requests that strengthen the platform.
You'll support auditing processes by gathering evidence of controls in AWS environments and assisting in audit reporting. When risks emerge, you'll flag them and help document corrective actions — developing the judgement that separates good security practitioners from great ones.
You'll deliver on deadlines and quality standards, participating in on-call rotations that deepen your operational awareness. Every task you complete builds the muscle memory of a security professional who can be trusted with Australia's most sensitive workloads.
A day in the life
Your morning begins with a stand-up alongside your team of security specialists. Today's focus: a new AWS service is progressing through regional onboarding, and you've been assigned to review the latest technical specification. Your mentor flags a few areas to pay close attention to — data flow patterns and how the service interacts with enterprise gateways.
You settle into the documentation, cross-referencing against the controls specifications that apply. Something doesn't quite align — a data transfer mechanism needs further clarification. You draft a concise query to the global service team, referencing the specific PSPF requirement, and send it through. These interactions are building your confidence and your network simultaneously.
Before lunch, you switch gears to audit support. You're gathering evidence that demonstrates how specific security controls are implemented in the environment. It's methodical work that sharpens your attention to detail — and you're learning exactly what auditors look for.
After lunch, a collaborative session. You join a working group reviewing onboarding documentation for consistency and completeness. You suggest a refinement to how a particular control is described — your team lead nods approvingly and asks you to implement the change across the template.
You close your day knowing that every document you refined, every risk you flagged, and every question you asked moved you — and Australia's sovereign cloud — forward.
About the team
AWS Region Services provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of Region Services, you will contribute to the security and operational management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialised security solutions for their cloud services.
Our Region Services team redefines the way AWS designs, builds, and operates AWS regions to enable new AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Services offerings to customers across every industry and of every size, including start-ups, enterprises, and public sector organisations.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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 AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
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 in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship and 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.
Benefits
- Learning & development - AWS training and certification support, access to internal learning platforms.
- Health, income protection and life cover - Amazon subsidises private health insurance premiums, and group salary continuance and life insurance are included at no cost to you
- Military differential pay launching in Australia - Australian employees taking defence reserve leave may receive up to 52 weeks of military differential pay to help cover the difference in pay while serving
- Employee Assistance Program - Free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you and your family - mental health, financial coaching, legal questions, and everyday life events.
- Family-building benefit - Access to Maven for fertility treatment, adoption support, surrogacy, and parenting coaching
- Amazon Extras & employee discount - cashback and discounts across hundreds of retail, fitness, travel, and lifestyle partners.
- Experience in one or more of the following fields: technical, security or privacy education/training, information security, risk management, corporate communications, program management, project management, psychology or other related field
- 1+ years of experience in security assurance, compliance, audit, or a related security discipline at a government agency, financial institution, healthcare organisation, or other highly regulated entity
- Ability to solve problems methodically and communicate findings clearly
- Awareness of PSPF, ISM, and DSPF (training will cover deeper details).
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, or experience in IT Security
- Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
- Experience in identifying security issues and risks, and developing mitigation plans
- Experience in one or more of the following: application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, security infrastructure, penetration testing, mobile security, cloud security, AI security, identity and access controls
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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