Description

AWS’ Infrastructure Physical Security Team is looking for a Data Center Security Manager with experience working in critical infrastructure installations, ideally data centers.

As a Data Center Security Manager you will be tasked with driving operational security excellence in several facilities located within a short driving distance. Your vigilance will drive a culture of quality and support proactive identification of physical security vulnerabilities for remediation. You will interface and direct security vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations, patrols, and planning. You will extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at hard data available. You will advise and recommend security systems improvements and design and will lead security awareness training for data center occupants. You will write and implement security procedures and directorates, reports, develop presentations, and advise leadership on the status of physical security operations.

Key job responsibilities

-Lead daily operational security across a data center campus

-Drive security awareness campaigns aimed at enhancing security vigilance and effectiveness

-Experience with workflow ticketing and extraction/development of performance metrics

-Lead security investigations across campus facilities

-Oversee physical security vendors that provide guards, electronic security systems, door construction/repair, fencing, and access controls

-Distill overarching security strategy into daily tactics to reach management goals

-Oversee security construction projects

-Provide security awareness training to data center personnel

As this is a GovCloud region, the selected candidate requires US Citizenship or equivalent status.

About the team

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. Amazon’s 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years overseeing security operations

• 2+ years Project Management experience

• 2+ years of experience in working with security vendors and contractors

• 2+ years creating process improvement procedure

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of overseeing security vendors that provide guards and electronic security systems

• 2+ years of experience creating and implementing emergency planning programs, physical security countermeasures

• 2+ years of experience creating and implementing emergency planning programs and physical security countermeasures

• Familiarity with security program automation and implementation and familiarity with various Access/Intrusion Control Systems

• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals regarding physical security standards and system designs

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.