Data Center Security Specialist, DC Security

About the role

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 Specialist to join our expanding Infrastructure Operations team, who will help manage and improve site security operations in our data centers.

Responsibilities

• Manage physical security operations
• Develop post orders, define security procedures
• Handle site incidents
• Work with security equipment
• Participate in construction projects
• Drive day-to-day process improvement activities
• Manage vendors
• Ensure consistent deployment of all required security policies and procedures
• Participate in re-occurring site audits and reviews
• Test new security technologies

Qualifications

• Experience with access control and CCTV systems
• 6+ months' experience in security roles, preferably in a data center or similar environment
• Additional education or training in security-related fields is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of law enforcement, or 8+ years of security-related professional experience
• 1+ years of team leadership experience
• 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