Data Center Security Manager, DUB South Security

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Data Center Security Manager to lead day-to-day security operations across the DUB cluster, ensuring compliance with AWS policies and coordinating with security vendors. The role includes managing incidents and on-call support, audits, and security projects to protect personnel and assets.

The position requires strong vendor management, incident response, and the ability to translate security strategy into daily practices while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects and adapting to change.

Responsibilities

• 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 re-occurring data center security audits and reviews.
• Execute established compliance processes with AWS policies, standards, guidelines and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee security construction projects.
• Write reports and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations.

Skills

Security operations

Vendor management

Education

Associate's degree

CISSP / CISA / CISM or similar

Job description

Data Center Security Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to hire a customer‑obsessed Data Center Security Manager to provide hands‑on support to our Data Center Infrastructure Operations team across the DUB Cluster.

As a Data Center Security Manager, 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.

Key Job Responsibilities

• 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 re‑occurring data center security audits and reviews.
• Execute established compliance processes with AWS policies, standards, guidelines and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provide input on, and may 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.
• Manage the security P&L for assigned site(s), 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.
• 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 the proper security processes and methods.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects and adapting to change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience acting as a Program Security Officer, Security Specialist, or Security Manager with duties including interpreting and implementing requirements within the personnel, industrial, and physical security disciplines and overseeing security operations.
• Associate's degree, or CISSP, CISA, CISM or other security certification.

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