Amazon
NERC Compliance Specialist, AWS Energy Portfolio Operations
$140K–$189K
Seattle, WA +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Arlington, VA
Houston, TX - Experience
- 5+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience; preferred: 5+ years in NERC Reliability Standards compliance, energy regulatory compliance, or electric utility operations.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or technology; preferred: master's degree in energy systems, electrical engineering, regulatory policy, or related field, or J.D.
About the job
Build and operate AWS’s NERC compliance program for its data center energy portfolio, coordinating regulatory obligations, filings, audits, and remediation across internal teams and jurisdictions.
What you'll do
- Manage NERC registrations, filings, compliance evidence, and obligation tracking across registered sites.
- Assess compliance gaps, drive remediation, and prepare for NERC audits and related reviews.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and track regional requirements, regulatory changes, and compliance status.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or technology.
- Experience managing cross-functional compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions or registered entities.
- Experience with regulatory audit preparation, self-certification filings, or compliance evidence management.
- Knowledge of BES/BPS operations, NERC registration categories, reliability functions, and the FERC-NERC regulatory framework.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of experience in NERC Reliability Standards compliance, energy regulatory compliance, or electric utility operations.
- NERC Reliability Certification or equivalent industry credential.
Pay
139,500.00 - 188,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO, Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets (RSAWs), NERC CIP, FAC-001, FAC-002, PJM
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