Data Center Security Manager, DCC Communities

• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph
• 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.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Must be able to travel between local facilities with occasional travel to supporting locations

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 Data Center Security Program 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. This individual will need a strong background in utilizing explosive detection equipment, X-Ray machines, running a commercial vehicle search area, and experience as an incident commander.

As a Data Center Program Security Manager at an AWS site, you will own the execution of multiple security disciplines, including industrial security, 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. This role also provides logistical, operational, and financial support to Data Center Security Managers. 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.

Key roles and responsibilities of the Data Center Program Security Manager include:

• 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, 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, logistics, 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 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 perform after-hours/on-call rotations in support of alarms, security incidents, escalations and critical service outages, as required.
• 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.

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

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.

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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Manassas, VA, USA

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience.
• Experience with secure facility requirements along with ICDs, NISPOM and other government regulations related to classified programs 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.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Data-driven decision making, strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• 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.

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