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Amazon Area Physical Security Manager, DC Security Amer-East in Manassas, Virginia
Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing rapidly, and we are looking for an Area Security Manager to join our expanding Infrastructure Operations team.
As an Area Security Manager (ASM) you will be tasked with driving operational security excellence in several separate facilities located within a short driving distance. You will do this by managing the Data Center Security Managers (DSM) and Data Center Security Specialists (DSS) as they manage their operations. Ensuring constant vigilance from the DSMs, DSSs and the contracted guard force, a successful ASM will drive improvements across their area. ASMs will be tasked with leading cluster and sometimes region wide projects in all aspects of the DC physical security program. ASMs will assist the Cluster Security Manager (CSM) with any other projects or programs as needed, and will assist with the hiring and onboarding of new security personnel.
Key job responsibilities
The ASM serves as the first line manager to a geographically disperse workforce consisting of data center security managers and specialists as well as a contract guard force. The ASM conducts analysis of security issues and makes resource decisions to best address the full scope of security matters including daily operations, performance audits, vulnerability assessment and subsequent mitigation and others. A high performing ASM must be task oriented and able to balance multiple competing priorities.
A day in the life
Every day in the life of a Data Center Security Area Manager is different. While there are recurring tasks which must occur, security incidents and unpredictable events will keep you busy. The Data Center Security program is operational twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. This will periodically require on call rotations to provide management oversight to multiple data centers.
About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. 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.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Amazon 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.
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
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.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Manassas, VA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years Project Management experience
5+ years creating process improvement procedures
5+ years managing a team of individual contributors and vendors
3+ years’ experience with Microsoft Office Suite
4+ years of experience running professional meetings
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of experience in access control and video surveillance software applications (eg. LENEL or C-cure)
4+ years of experience working in a facility and observing security gaps in physical barriers, security officer procedure, policies, surveillance equipment, and alarm points.
3+ years of experience driving campaigns to reduce nuisance alarms.
3+ years of experience working with workflow ticketing and extraction of performance metrics.
3+ years of experience investigating accidents, thefts, disturbances, discrepancies.
4+ years of experience writing detailed reports.
5+ years of experience with excellent verbal and written communications skills in a professional work setting.
4+ years of overseeing security sub-contractors that provide guards, electronic security systems, door construction, door repair, fencing, and access controls.
3+ years of experience overseeing security construction projects.
Must be able to travel between local locations.
3+ years of experience teaching others the proper security processes and methods.
2+ years of root-cause analysis experience
2+ years of experience creating and implementing emergency planning programs and physical security countermeasures
Detailed and data driven experiences that exemplify Amazons Leadership Principle
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
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