Data Center Security Manager (Individual Contributor), DC Security, AMER East

About the position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) serves customers and developers who rely on storage, compute, and our other service capabilities. Our customers trust us to handle their data with air-tight security measures, which is something that we guarantee. AWS is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Data Center Security Manager to join our expanding Infrastructure Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational security excellence in several separate facilities located within a short driving distance.
• Discover physical security gaps and shortcomings, and drive to fix them immediately.
• Interface and direct vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations and patrols, and planning.
• Extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at hard data.
• Make suggestions on improving electronic surveillance and access controls.
• Direct efforts to educate data center occupants on false alarm reductions.
• Write and implement security processes and procedures.
• Write reports, create presentations, and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations.

Requirements

• 3+ years overseeing security operations and personnel.
• 2+ years in security patrolling and reporting.
• 2+ years working with security vendors and contractors.

Nice-to-haves

• 1+ years in access control and video surveillance software applications (e.g., LENEL or C-cure).
• 2+ years working in a facility and observing security gaps in physical barriers, security officer procedure, policies, surveillance equipment, and alarm points.
• 1+ years driving campaigns to reduce nuisance alarms.
• 1+ years investigating accidents, thefts, disturbances, discrepancies.
• 1+ years overseeing security construction projects.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
• Work-life harmony and flexibility.