The Supply Chain and Intellectual Property Security (SCIPS) team is searching for a Security Compliance Specialist for both Cyber and Physical Security auditing for its Prototype Security team. 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.

The key responsibilities of the role include conducting comprehensive audits and inspections at third-party supplier locations where Amazon product is stored, tested, serviced and disposed. Security management system audits are carried out according to Amazon's internal standards, encompassing cybersecurity protocols, data protection measures, and physical security controls. This position will monitor compliance with contractual requirements, assess the effectiveness of implementation, and provide general support to the site security personnel at vendor service providers.

The role involves auditing digital security measures, including network security, access controls, and data encryption practices. Additionally, the auditor will evaluate physical security measures such as perimeter security, access control systems, surveillance equipment, and emergency response procedures. They will assess the integration of physical and digital security systems to ensure a robust, comprehensive security posture.

This role will interact with stakeholders and various partners on a regular basis and may handle confidential information, requiring a high level of integrity, professionalism, and strong customer service skills. The position will provide program security support to all consumer electronic devices prior to release to the general public and will support the overall security posture for the device's division, including cybersecurity and physical security aspects of product development, storage, and deployment.

The auditor will be responsible for developing and implementing audit plans, conducting risk assessments, and providing recommendations for improving physical, digital, and operational security measures. They will also be involved in creating and maintaining security documentation, including audit reports, risk registers, and compliance records.

Key job responsibilities
Security Auditing & Compliance:
• Execute comprehensive security audits according to Amazon's standards, encompassing both physical and cyber security controls
• Perform Supply Chain Security audits with focus on data protection, access controls, and secure handling of intellectual property
• Prepare audit documentation, including pre-audit questionnaires, security checklists, and audit plans

Operational Security:
• Conduct remote/on-site audits of third-party supplier locations
• Verify prototype device inventory and ready-to-scrap materials through physical and digital tracking systems
• Evaluate security controls including access management systems, CCTV coverage, and network segmentation
• Review incident response procedures and business continuity plans
Documentation & Reporting:
• Generate detailed audit reports highlighting security gaps and compliance issues
• Track and verify completion of corrective actions
• Document security incidents and maintain risk registers
• Identify and propose security improvements across physical and digital domains

Support & Training:
• Provide guidance on security best practices to manufacturing location personnel
• Assist in security awareness training programs
• Support incident investigations and security projects as needed
• Review and validate security configurations for new manufacturing processes


A day in the life
• Review and process documentation for upcoming audits including security policies, access logs, and recent incident reports
• Conduct remote/onsite audits with supplier facilities, checking physical security measures (CCTV, access controls, secure areas), prototype tracking systems, and data protection controls
• Build and update audit schedules, coordinating with multiple facilities across APAC region
• Review and validate corrective actions from previous audits, ensuring proper implementation
• Update security metrics and prepare reports for management review
• Respond to real-time security deviations or incidents at manufacturing sites
• Guide suppliers on security requirement implementation
• Review inventory reconciliation reports and prototype device tracking
• Follow up with site security managers on pending issues
• Document daily findings, incidents, and concerns
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams on security projects and initiatives


About the team
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.

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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

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 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.