Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, delivering virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world to include the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).

AWS is looking for an exceptional Program Security Officer / Data Center Security Manager with a strong track record of supporting security programs within cleared facilities, demonstrable program/project management experience, comprehensive program security knowledge, and a deep understanding of government security programs, processes, and requirements.

As a Program Security Officer (PSO) / Data Center Security Manager (DSM) at an accredited AWS site, you will own the execution of multiple security disciplines in support of fast-moving classified operations and manage a wide array of projects designed to protect personnel, National Security Information, and critical infrastructure from insider and external threats. You will also be responsible for managing onsite security forces. You must obsess over internal and external customers and successfully deliver support and services in an environment where priorities shift extremely fast. You must be able to operate independently, manage security projects, continuously triage and prioritize accordingly, communicate clearly and compellingly, THINK BIG and outside the box, and deliver exceptional products/service.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Key job responsibilities

• 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 data center 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.

• Direct and manage onsite security forces to run daily warehouse 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.

About the team

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Basic Qualifications

• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI

• 4+ years of experience acting in a Program Security Officer, Security Specialist, or a Security Manager capacity in which duties required interpreting and implementing requirements within the personnel, industrial, and physical security disciplines and overseeing security operations.

• 4+ years of experience demonstrating knowledge of physical security best practices to include, but not limited to: application of physical security systems, investigation techniques, management of contract security guards and incident management and workplace safety.

• 4+ years of data-driven decision making

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience.

• Experience with secure facility requirements along with ICDs, NISPOM, NIST standards and other government regulations related to classified program management and the handling of classified material.

• Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to drive program security projects independently.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and can learn quickly.

• Driven to provide your internal and the external customers with responsive and unparalleled support and you are dedicated to meet and fulfill the customer’s expectations.

• Desire to step outside the box and your comfort zone to take ownership of projects and domains not in your range of expertise.

• ASIS CPP, PSP, PMI PMP or other related certifications.

• Experience in access control and video surveillance systems (e.g. LENEL).

• Experience overseeing security operations personnel.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Well versed in the use of Microsoft Office tools.

• Experience in dealing with security vendors and contractors.

• Experience in running meetings.

• Ability to influence others in helping you achieve your security excellence goals.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $91,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $196,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.