Data Center Security Specialist , DCC Communities

AWS’ Infrastructure Physical Security Team is looking for a Data Center Security Specialist with experience working in critical infrastructure installations, ideally data centers.

About the role

As a Data Center Security Specialist, you will drive operational security excellence in a control room setting or across several facilities within a short driving distance. Your vigilance will foster a culture of quality and support proactive identification of physical security vulnerabilities for remediation. You will interface with and direct security vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations, patrols, and planning. By analyzing hard data, you will extract metrics and observe improvements, advise on security system enhancements, and lead security awareness training for data center occupants. You will also develop security procedures, reports, presentations, and advise leadership on physical security operations status.

As this is a GovCloud region, the selected candidate requires US Citizenship or equivalent status.

Responsibilities

• Complete standard tasks for operational security as part of a security operations team across multiple facilities.
• Drive security awareness campaigns to enhance vigilance and effectiveness.
• Use tools to complete workflow ticketing and analyze data to track key performance metrics.
• Lead security investigations across campus facilities.
• Oversee physical security vendors providing guards, electronic security systems, door construction/repair, fencing, and access controls.
• Promote security strategy and culture daily to achieve security goals.
• Support or own security projects.
• Provide security awareness training to data center personnel.
• Write and implement security procedures, reports, and develop presentations.

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to innovation. Our team tackles challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain. We collaborate with software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. We embrace an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data to drive process and system improvements.
• Experience using CCTV, access control, and intrusion systems.
• Experience with various Access/Intrusion control Systems in a Control room environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of security operations oversight experience.

Benefits

Starting Day 1 of employment, Amazon offers EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, and 401(k) matching. Learn more about our benefits at Amazon Benefits.

Pay

USA, OR, Hermiston - $24.27 - $42.54 USD hourly.