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.
We are looking for a Data Center Security Manager (Individual Contributor) to join our expanding Data Center Operations team. Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, innovative, and professional. They have a passion for delighting customers, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The Data Center Security Manager role encompasses oversight of contract employee deliverables and collaboration with Data Center Managers in order to devise security strategies, achieve financial targets, and to improve the overall operational security within our Data Centers. They will report to the Cluster Security Manager responsible for their Data Center Campus.
Key job responsibilities
- As a Data Center Security Manager (individual contributor) you will be tasked with driving operational security excellence in several separate facilities located within a short driving distance.
- Your constant vigilance will discover physical security gaps and shortcomings, which you will drive to fix immediately.
- You will interface and direct vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations and patrols, and planning.
- You will extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at hard data.
- You will make suggestions on improving electronic surveillance and access controls.
- You will direct efforts to educate data center occupants on false alarm reductions.
- You will write and implement security process and procedures.
- Your position will require you to write reports, create presentations and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations.- Six 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.
- Additional education or training in security-related fields is a plus.- College Degree and/or Background in one or more of: Military (Career/Military Police/Military Elite Forces), Law Enforcement (Police Academy Graduate), TSA Security Screening, Correctional Facility Officer
- 2+ years of Security experience or equivalent (demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education)
- 1+ year Leadership experience
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $52,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $112,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
