Data Center Security Specialist, DC Security, AMER East

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive operational security excellence in several separate facilities located within a short driving distance.
• Discover physical security gaps and shortcomings, and drive them to fix 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.
• Create reports, presentations, and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations.

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion that empowers our employees to be their best. We welcome bold ideas and empower you to own them to completion.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors
• Experience using computers and Microsoft Office tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with access control and CCTV systems
• Experience with physical security best practices which includes the application of physical security systems, investigation techniques and management of contract security guards