The Role
You will be an individual contributor on a team of three SPMs, working directly with Data Center Security Managers (DCSMs), Data Center Operations teams, and internal and external stakeholders.
You will oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of physical security systems including Access Control, Intrusion Detection, CCTV, and Passive and Active Barriers. This covers new data centers, expansions, support facilities, and special security programs — all consistent with AWS security standards.
You will work with limited guidance. You will lead projects, develop solutions, author security design documentation and contracts, and manage vendor relationships to ensure industry-leading systems are deployed and maintained.
Who you are
You have a deep understanding of electronic and physical security systems. You use that expertise to make the right decisions for security projects and site sustainment. You tackle complex security problems and compliance requirements — clearing blockers and escalating when needed.
You are comfortable identifying risks, asking the right questions to the right teams, and recommending solutions that balance security requirements against operational constraints. You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences, written and verbal, and you drive discussions to decisions.
Key job responsibilities
Manage the physical security design and system installation lifecycle for new facilities, expansions, and special projects.
Provide project management including bid packages, specifications, drawings, code compliance, budget, vendor management, change orders, and close-out documentation.
Coordinate fault tickets and maintenance tasks with a team of vendor engineers, ensuring security devices are properly maintained.
Own and track high value security project budgets. Manage spend, budget variance, and cost reduction targets.
Lead system testing, acceptance, sign-off, and operational readiness validation for high-security facilities, in conjunction with other AWS teams.
Report performance metrics including vendor service delivery, costs, fault repair rates, and security program analysis.
Collaborate across teams to drive global, regional, and local security initiatives. Provide physical security analysis and recommend program enhancements.
About the team
The team is comprised of security professionals with a cross section of national security, law enforcement, and private sector experience, providing a range of perspectives required for creative problem solving. We value diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action. We believe that there are no "perfect" security solutions and we develop and iterate using a continuous improvement process.
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.
Diverse Experiences
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.
Why AWS?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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.
Work/Life Balance
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.
Benefits
Learning & development — AWS training and certification support, access to internal learning platforms.
Health, income protection and life cover — Amazon subsidises private health insurance premiums, and group salary continuance and life insurance are included at no cost to you.
Military differential pay launching in Australia — Australian employees taking defence reserve leave may receive up to 52 weeks of military differential pay to help cover the difference in pay while serving.
Employee Assistance Program — Free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you and your family — mental health, financial coaching, legal questions, and everyday life events.
Family-building benefit — Access to Maven for fertility treatment, adoption support, surrogacy, and parenting coaching.
Amazon Extras & employee discount — cashback and discounts across hundreds of retail, fitness, travel, and lifestyle partners.
Experience working on physical security design and implementation of Access Control/Intrusion Detection and CCTV Surveillance systems
Experience overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors
Experience as a general contractor and in vendor management (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution
Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications, or experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings
Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
Driving licence
Experience working in data centers or critical infrastructure
Knowledge of one or more of the following domains: access-control system and methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security
Experience in application security architecture, security code reviews, security testing, incident response, or security infrastructure
CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or experience in project management
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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