Data Center Security Specialist, DC Security Amer-East

Amazon • Sterling, VA

1d • $28 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Data Center Security Specialist to join their Infrastructure Operations team. This role is responsible for driving operational security excellence across multiple facilities. The specialist will identify and address physical security gaps, manage vendors involved in security construction and operations, analyze security metrics, and propose improvements to electronic surveillance and access control systems. Additionally, the role involves educating data center occupants on reducing false alarms, developing and implementing security processes and procedures, and reporting on the status of physical security operations to management.

Requirements

• 2+ years of overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors experience
• 6+ months' experience in security roles, preferably in a data center or similar environment.
• Knowledge of the administration and operation of: access control systems (Lenel, Milestone) and CCTV systems with digital recording.

Nice To Haves

• College Degree (Bachelors) or Background in one or more of: Military (Career/Military Police/Military Special Operations Forces), Law Enforcement with Arrest Authority (Police Academy Graduate), TSA Security Screening, Correctional Facility Officer
• 2+ years Security experience or equivalent (demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education)
• 1+ year Leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Drive operational security excellence in several separate facilities.
• 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 process and procedures.
• Write reports, create presentations and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations.

Benefits

• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level