Description

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AWS’ Infrastructure Physical Security Team is looking for a Data Center Security Specialist with experience working in critical infrastructure installations, ideally data centers.
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As a Data Center Security Specialist you will be tasked with driving operational security excellence in a control room setting or in several facilities located within a short driving distance. Your vigilance will drive a culture of quality and support proactive identification of physical security vulnerabilities for remediation. You will interface and direct security vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations, patrols, and planning. You will extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at hard data available. You will advise and recommend security systems improvements and design and will lead security awareness training for data center occupants. You will write and implement security procedures and directorates, reports, develop presentations, and advise leadership on the status of physical security operations.
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Key job responsibilities
Complete standard tasks for operational security as part of a security operations team across multiple facilities.
Drive security awareness campaigns aimed at enhancing security vigilance and effectiveness.
Use tools to complete tasks such as workflow ticketing and analyze data to track key performance metrics.
Lead security investigations across campus facilities.
Oversee physical security vendors that provide 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.
As this is a GovCloud region, the selected candidate requires US Citizenship or equivalent status.

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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

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Preferred Qualifications

- 1+ years of security operations oversight experience

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