Data Center Security Lead — Operational Excellence

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Hermiston (OR); On-site; USD 33,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Mental Health Support

401(k) Matching

Medical Advice Line

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Security Specialist for multiple facilities around Hermiston, Oregon.

The role focuses on operational security in a control room and physical security across data center sites, with responsibilities including metrics, vendor management, and security awareness training. The position requires US citizenship or an equivalent status for GovCloud operations, and offers opportunities to influence security practices, procedures, and leadership

Qualifications

• Experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data to drive process and system improvements.
• Experience using CCTV, access control and intrusion systems.
• Experience with various Access/Intrusion control Systems in a Control room environment.
• 1 years of security operations oversight experience.

Responsibilities

• Complete standard tasks for operational security as part of a security operations team across multiple facilities.
• Drive security awareness campaigns aimed at enhancing security vigilance and effectiveness.
• Use tools to complete tasks such as workflow ticketing and analyze data to track key performance metrics.
• Lead security investigations across campus facilities.
• Oversee physical security vendors that provide guards, electronic security systems, door construction/repair, fencing, and access controls.
• Promote security strategy and culture daily to achieve security goals.
• Support or own security projects.
• Provide security awareness training to data center personnel.
• As this is a GovCloud region, the selected candidate requires US Citizenship or equivalent status.

Skills

Data analysis

Security operations

Control room experience

Tools

CCTV systems

Access control systems

Intrusion detection systems

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Security Specialist for multiple facilities around Hermiston, Oregon.

The role focuses on operational security in a control room and physical security across data center sites, with responsibilities including metrics, vendor management, and security awareness training. The position requires US citizenship or an equivalent status for GovCloud operations, and offers opportunities to influence security practices, procedures, and leadership