Cluster Security Manager, Data Center Security

Amazon • Boardman, OR

3d • $142,800 - $193,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The AWS Infrastructure Physical Security Team is seeking a detail-oriented, experienced, and professional Cluster Security Manager. This role involves managing the security of large critical infrastructure installations, ideally data centers. The successful candidate will have experience managing people, devising strategies, creating and managing budgets, sponsoring projects, and driving improvements in security readiness. This position reports to a Cluster Security Manager responsible for the area. The Cluster Security Manager will lead a team of professional security managers responsible for operational security excellence across several facilities. Key responsibilities include identifying and rectifying physical security gaps, interfacing with and directing vendors for security construction, repairs, operations, and planning. The role requires extracting metrics, observing improvements through data analysis, making suggestions for electronic surveillance and access control enhancements, and directing efforts to reduce false alarms. The position also involves writing and implementing security processes and procedures, writing reports, creating presentations, and communicating the status of physical security operations to management.

Requirements

• 10+ years of physical security experience
• 5+ years of security management experience
• 5+ years of leadership role experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in security operations in a leadership role
• Experience in physical security best practices including application of physical security systems, investigation techniques, management of contract security guards and incident management
• Experience in Program management or services experience deploying technology solutions
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Advanced Degree or a CPP, CISSP, PSP, PMP Certification
• Proven leadership skills and strong business acumen

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a robust customer relationship with key customers in and outside of the Cluster to ensure complete understanding of security processes to enable the delivery of viable security responses.
• Responsible for planning, developing and implementing security plans, security programs such as Emergency Response and Crisis Management, Physical Security, Incident Management and coordinates site investigations with the Global Intelligence and Investigative team.
• Maintains an extensive knowledge of complex industry trends, current security issues and security technology, and updates management on risk and threats that could impact Data Centers.
• Responsible for performing annual risk analysis for assigned Data Center sites, particularly with respect to level of crime, terrorism, workplace violence, and threats from natural and man-made disasters.
• Responsible for providing leadership and best practices to the on-site Cluster/Campus Data Center Management Team on security policy and practices.
• Identifies exposures and provides recommendations as well as develops corrective plans that will be provided to their next level management.
• Provides leadership, advice, and guidance to AWS Data Center staff as well as contract security force staff in achieving current and long-range strategic program objectives.
• Serves as staff support to security management and assists in conducting investigations of significant threats and/or the loss or misappropriation of assets.
• Liaison with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies for assigned locations.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed