At Amazon, protecting customer trust is foundational to everything we build. That means understanding not just how systems work, but how they enable the business — and where risks could impact customers, revenue, and operations.
Amazon's Internal Audit team is seeking a Senior IT Auditor to lead high-impact audits across a diverse portfolio of businesses, including:
- Devices & Services (e.g., Alexa-enabled products, emerging hardware and robotics)
- Prime Video & MGM Studios (streaming platforms, content delivery systems)
- Advertising (data platforms, targeting and measurement systems)
- Artificial General Intelligence
This role sits at the intersection of technology, risk, and business strategy. You will be expected to understand how complex systems support business outcomes, identify where risks matter most, and influence leaders to take the right actions.
This is a role for someone who can connect technical detail to commercial impact — not just how something works, but why it matters.
What You'll Do
- Lead audits end-to-end: Scope, plan, execute, and deliver multiple audits across different business areas, balancing depth with efficiency.
- Understand the business behind the systems: Develop a clear view of how products and platforms operate, generate value, and scale — and where failures would have the greatest impact.
- Assess risk in context: Evaluate areas such as access management, data security, system reliability, and development practices — focusing on what truly matters to the business rather than applying controls mechanically.
- Analyze data to inform conclusions: Use data and analytical thinking to identify trends, validate controls, and support risk assessments.
- Translate technical and business issues into business impact: Clearly articulate how risks affect customers, revenue, regulatory exposure, or operational performance.
- Influence and partner with stakeholders: Work directly with senior engineers, product leaders, and business executives to align on risks and drive practical, scalable solutions.
- Drive meaningful outcomes: Ensure audit findings lead to real improvements, not just reports — tracking remediation and holding a high bar for closure.
- Support and mentor others: Help develop junior team members and contribute to raising the overall effectiveness of the team.
What We're Looking For
- Strong commercial acumen: You understand how technology decisions impact business performance, customer experience, and risk — and you prioritize accordingly.
- Balanced technical capability: You are comfortable navigating system architectures and asking the right questions, even if you are not building the systems yourself.
- Experience in complex environments: You have worked in roles involving IT audit, risk, security, engineering, or similar, ideally in large-scale or fast-moving organizations.
- Analytical mindset: You use data and structured thinking to form opinions, challenge assumptions, and support your conclusions.
- Executive communication skills: You can distill complexity into clear, concise messages that resonate with senior stakeholders.
- Stakeholder influence: You are confident engaging with senior leaders, handling pushback, and driving alignment in ambiguous situations.
- Sound judgment: You know when to go deep, when to escalate, and how to balance risk, speed, and business priorities.
- Ownership and independence: You take accountability for outcomes and can operate effectively with limited direction.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management, Information Systems, or other related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in roles involving technology and commercial acumen, finance/tech business partnering, IT audit, risk management, information security, or related fields.
- Experience assessing technology risks in business-critical systems or processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in IT audit, risk management, information security, technology consulting, or related fields.
- Experience working in or auditing technology-driven businesses (e.g., platforms, data systems, consumer products).
- Familiarity with modern technology environments (cloud, distributed systems, data platforms) sufficient to assess risk and challenge stakeholders.
- Experience with or exposure to AI/ML systems, including generative AI tools and platforms.
- Experience using data and analytics to support risk assessments or audits.
- Understanding of control frameworks (e.g., COSO, COBIT, ISO, NIST), with a pragmatic approach to applying them.
- Background in consulting, Big 4, or large technology companies.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISA, CIA, CPA, CISSP).
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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually