Data Centre Security Manager, Data Centre Security
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
The AWS Data Centre Communities organization manages the data centre facilities and equipment that power Amazon Web Services. Safety of our employees, the security of our customers’ data, and the flawless operations of our infrastructure are our top priorities. We are looking for a Facility Security Manager for our private cloud infrastructure in Australia. We need someone with experience managing security of large critical installations, ideally data centres or other sensitive facilities; and who can set strategy, manage budgets, lead projects, and drive improvements in our security practices and operations.
You’ll be responsible for oversight of uniformed security officers and management of the day-to-day security of a sensitive facility. You’ll be responsible for working with our customers and Amazon teams to develop new processes, deploy new technology, and continuously improve security of our operations. You’ll be responsible for developing, tracking, and driving our key security metrics, including program reviews and testing our security controls. You’ll oversee the work of cleared and uncleared vendors, contractors, and Amazon employees, to ensure our customers’ stringent security requirements are met. As a security leader, you will engage with senior leadership across AWS and our customers, including writing and presenting documents on your ideas, operational procedures, and results.
Key job responsibilities
- This role requires the ability to adapt to a dynamic operational environment, driven by changing customer requirements, build schedule changes, security vendor commitments, and evolving security threats.
- Responsible for providing comprehensive program security guidance concerning personnel, physical, operational, technical, industrial, counterintelligence, and media management.
- Create, implement, communicate, and manage security requirements at a large, government accredited, multi-facility site while providing day-to-day multi-discipline program security operations support.
- Draft and review security documentation to include transportation plans, procedures, and CONOPs.
- Proactively identify program and physical security requirements, problems, and sound solutions to successfully sustain and enhance the security of program execution.
- Perform and/or support the operations and maintenance of security hardware and systems employed onsite to meet government and AWS requirements.
- Develop and strengthen relationships with internal (operations staff, engineers, teammates, etc.) and external (vendors, contractors, government staff, etc.) partners to heighten security awareness and engagement.
- Provide oversight of onsite security forces to run daily security operations.
- Manage the classified material program to ensure procedures are developed and operated in accordance with internal and customer security policies and practices.
- Experience with workflow ticketing and extraction of performance metrics.
- Must be willing to share on-call rotations in support of alarms, security incidents, escalations and critical service outages.
- Provide after-hours on-call management support and participate in emergent, large scale event response when needed.
- Participate in re-occurring security audits and reviews.
- Executes established compliance processes with AWS policies, standards, guidelines and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Manage the security P&L for assigned site(s), assist management with financial analysis and contribute to financial decisions for security requirements.
- Must be able to travel between local facilities.
Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see )
About the team
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.
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Work/Life Balance
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• Expertise in physical security systems to include facility security installations, surveillance systems, and electronic access control systems.
• Demonstrated track record of growth and increasing responsibility that require maturity, judgment, negotiation, analytics, and influence skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively employ a third-party security force in a dynamic operating environment.
• Proven ability to influence business partners and supporting teams.
• Ability to manage 24x7 security operations to include short-notice response to emerging operational issues.
• Ability to credibly coordinate between technical teams and business stakeholders.
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
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