Manager Government Security Programmes, Sovereign Cloud

The Manager of Government Security Programmes has two responsibilities for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC). The primary responsibility is to engage end customers and their competent authorities on security, privacy and sovereignty "in the cloud" as part of enterprise customer cloud migration and modernization. As required to support customer cloud workloads, the ESC Government Security Programmes Manager works with EU national authorities to identify government security clearance program requirements and establish AWS ESC processes to address customer security clearance management. This role collaborates closely with AWS Security Assurance teams to ensure we have a seamless experience for customers from security, privacy and sovereignty "of the cloud" through deployment and operation of sensitive workloads in the cloud. Based in Europe, this position operates as an Individual Contributor within Technical Business Development job family.

Key job responsibilities
Security, Privacy and Sovereignty Leadership & Customer Interface: Establish and maintain direct relationships with EU customers regarding "in the cloud" security, data privacy and digital sovereignty requirements, providing expert guidance on security, privacy, and sovereignty approaches for enterprise cloud deployment and compliance measures. They will develop and communicate solutions that meet both customer needs and regulatory standards, while serving as the authoritative voice on ESC's security, privacy and sovereignty capabilities and frameworks. This requires hands on customer work enabling them to address complex inquiries, conducting impact assessments, and developing security, privacy and sovereignty enhancing solutions for customer and partner implementations.

Government Security Coordination: Establish and maintain direct relationships with customers and partners with respect to EU government security clearance programs, providing expert guidance on how to support sensitive customer workloads in ESC including security clearance requirements for handling sensitive information. The position requires coordination with various EU government agencies on sensitive programs. This includes documenting requirements, developing processes for managing security clearances, overseeing classified information handling protocols, and ensuring compliance with government security handling requirements. This role will establish and maintain relationships with key government national security agencies and contract customer stakeholders.

Integrated Government Security, Privacy & Sovereignty Management: The position requires a holistic approach to security, privacy, and sovereignty ensuring consistent standards across both commercial and government sectors. This includes developing unified frameworks that satisfy both privacy regulations and government security requirements, managing incident response protocols, and maintaining comprehensive documentation for supporting customer environments in both domains.

Basic Qualifications:
- 10+ years combined experience in privacy and government security
- Deep expertise in EU/German data protection law and government security protocols
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain necessary clearances
- Fluent in German and English
- CIPP/E, CIPM certifications preferred
- Comprehensive knowledge of GDPR, EU data privacy, and German privacy laws
- Expertise in government security protocols and classified information handling
- Strong understanding of technical security controls and privacy-enhancing technologies
- Experience with privacy impact assessments and security audits

Preferred Qualifications:
- Law degree or equivalent preferred (German qualification desirable)
- Executive presence and sophisticated stakeholder management
- Strategic thinking and decision-making ability
- Strong negotiation and influence skills
- Cross-functional leadership experience
- Ability to bridge commercial and government requirements

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