Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to hire a highly motivated, customer-obsessed professional to provide hands-on support to our Data Center Infrastructure Operations team in Berlin.

As a Data Center Security Manager (DSM), you will be tasked with running day-to-day data center security operations, supporting and executing security projects and programs, as well as assuring audit compliance with AWS policies and procedures. This includes:

• Direct and manage contract guard force to run daily data center operations

• Handle site security incidents, escalations, or any other security related issues

• Provide after-hours on-call management support, and participate in emergent, large scale event response when needed

• Participate in recurring data center security audits and reviews

• Execute established processes in compliance with AWS policies, standards, guidelines and relevant legal and regulatory requirements

• Provide input on, and develop security methodologies, policies and procedures

• Write reports and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations

• Oversee new security construction or retrofit projects

• Assist management with financial analysis, and contribute to financial decisions for security requirements

• Collaborate with other teams to protect AWS Data Center personnel, information and assets

Key job responsibilities

• Ability to walk a facility, and observe security gaps in physical barriers, security officer procedure, policies, surveillance equipment, and alarm points

• Drive campaigns to reduce nuisance alarms

• Experience with workflow ticketing, and extraction of performance metrics

• Investigate accidents, thefts, disturbances, discrepancies

• Oversee physical security sub-contractors that provide guards, electronic security systems, door construction, door repair, fencing, and access controls

• Distill overarching security strategy into daily tactics to reach management goals

• Oversee security construction projects

• Teach others to execute proper security processes and methods

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

Berlin, DEU

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in security or related fields; i.e., logistics, transportation, facilities amongst others

• > 5 years of security operations experience

• Highly proficient in spoken and written German and English (CEFR C1)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong data-driven decision making and analytical skills

• Member of a security professional body

• Security specific qualifications, and/or proof of continued personal development

• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

• Proven ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment where numerous systems/applications/software are highly dependent

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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