Data Center Security Specialist, DC Security, AMER East - Frederick | Amazon Job

Job Description

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 Specialist (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 Specialist role encompasses oversight of contract employee deliverables and collaboration with Data Center Specialists 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
- Coordinate the activities of a professional contract guard force
- Interface with and assist in mobilizing vendors involved in system repairs and new security construction
- Oversee individual security vendor deliverables, track service delivery and request corrective actions from vendors as needed
- Foster working relationships to educate data center stakeholders on false alarm reductions
- Extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at and analyzing data
- Verify Data Center security programs are delivered to meet defined global security standards
- Develop strategies for improving electronic surveillance and access controls
- Draft reports and prepare presentations on the status of physical security operations
- Collaborate with managers in writing and implementing security processes and procedures
- Serve as a customer advocate by identifying security-related opportunities and crafting innovative solutions that maintain security standards
- Be able to travel between local sites as needed, up to 50% of the workweek

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

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