Data Center Security Specialist, Americas East DC Security

About the role

AWS serves customers and developers who rely on storage, compute, and other service capabilities. Our customers trust us to handle their data with air-tight security measures, which is something that we guarantee.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational security excellence in several separate facilities located within a short driving distance.
• Discover physical security gaps and shortcomings, and drive immediate fixes.
• 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.

Requirements

• 2+ years of overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors experience
• Experience in security- or risk-related fields
• 1+ years experience in security roles, preferably in a data center or similar environment.

Qualifications

• 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)

Benefits

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.