COMSEC OFFICER, INFORMATION SECURITY

Description

Are you skilled at helping customers to address their program requirements? Do you want to learn the very latest in cloud web services technologies and securely apply them to some of the most interesting computing workloads in the world?

At AWS, we are hiring a Communications Security (COMSEC) Custodian / Officer to help manage and continue to develop the COMSEC Program. This will entail managing / dealing with multiple mission partners and COMSEC accounts found around the United States. It will also require continuous engagement with mission partners and vendors as we continue to scale the program to meet customer needs and requirements. Responsibilities will include :

• Reviewing proposed new programs requiring COMSEC to ensure the security of the program.
• Advising management and mission partners on the current and planned COMSEC postures for all AWS locations.
• Maintaining liaison with Government customers and COMSEC vendors to provide advice, guidance, and exchange information with regards to COMSEC standards and policies.
• Serve as a COMSEC subject matter experts on Government inter-agency working groups, committees, and task forces.
• Maintain 100% accountability of all accountable COMSEC items.
• Provide support and oversight over multiple COMSEC accounts and subaccounts across multiple sites.
• Develop and update operating procedures based on site, equipment and mission partners.
• Develop and update Emergency Action Plans (EAP) based on site, equipment and mission partners.
• Conduct semi-annual COMSEC training and EAP training per site for all AWS custodians.
• Perform all necessary backups, system upgrades, reconciliations, and inventories of COMSEC material.
• Support the semi-annual COMSEC training of all COMSEC custodians.
• Support the semi-annual EAP training of all COMSEC custodians.
• Maintain all COMSEC account and subaccount file plans as instructed per mission partner.
• Use and maintain common fill devices (KIK, SKL, SDS).
• Prepare and ship COMSEC material as instructed by mission partner policies as needed
• Coordinate with internal and external customers / stakeholders to support information security programs

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS / SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Key job responsibilities

About the team

Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

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. Amazons 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.

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 arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced lifeboth in and outside of work.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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 / en / disability / us.