Data Center Security Manager, AMER Southwest

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Clifton (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Clifton, TX is seeking a Data Center Security Manager to lead physical security across assigned availability zones and campuses.

You will assess and improve security programs, resolve issues where SOPs are missing, and set strategic goals for your cluster while delivering security projects at the group level. You will work with HR, Legal, and global security, mentor staff, and drive risk reduction through metrics, SOP optimization, and proactive measures.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Program Security Officer/Manager overseeing security operations.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Experience owning strategy and end-to-end delivery with senior leadership communication.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess and improve security programs across zones, sites, or campuses where strategy is not defined.
• Resolve security issues in the absence of SOPs and adapt plans to changing scenarios.
• Help develop strategic goals for the cluster with possible regional impact.
• Deliver security projects at the cluster level or lead a project team.
• Ensure compliance with AWS security policies and procedures.
• Assess vendor compliance and set security metrics; request corrective actions.
• Contribute to risk management by making trade-offs and recommendations.
• Create, optimize, and retire SOPs to keep processes aligned with strategy.
• Support investigations with HR, Legal, global security, and law enforcement.
• Participate in business continuity/resilience planning, development, deployment.
• Own COEs, write action items and resolve them.
• Deliver QBR inputs and contribute to PR/FAQs and narratives.
• Partner with peers to meet AZ/campus objectives.
• Communicate proactive measures to reduce misses and plan mitigations.
• Recruit, interview, and begin mentoring.

Skills

Program security

Data-driven decisions

End-to-end delivery

Team leadership

Communication to leadership

AI fluency

Program management tools

Guard force design

Tools

Excel

Project management tools

Job description

AWS is seeking an exceptional Data Center Security Manager with a proven track record of assessing and improving security programs, strong project management experience, comprehensive security program knowledge, and deep expertise in resolving difficult security problems in ambiguous environments.

As a Data Center Security Manager at AWS, you will be the primary point of contact for physical security posture across your assigned availability zones, sites, or campuses. You will assess and improve existing security programs — including in areas where security tasks, strategy, and priorities may not yet be defined. You will resolve difficult security problems in the absence of SOPs, contribute to developing strategic goals for your cluster, and deliver security operations projects at the cluster level or lead a security project team. You must be able to operate with limited guidance, adapt operational plans to difficult and changing security scenarios, make trade-offs between time, quality, and resources, and communicate clearly and compellingly across an increasing diversity of.

Key job responsibilities

• Assessing and improving existing security programs across assigned availability zones, sites, or campuses, including where strategy and priorities may not be defined.
• Resolving difficult security problems in the absence of SOPs and adapting operational plans to changing security scenarios.
• Contributing to developing strategic goals for the cluster, with work that may have regional impact.
• Delivering security ops projects at the cluster level or leading a security project team.
• Ensuring security program compliance with AWS security policies and procedures.
• Assessing vendor compliance, defining security success metrics, and requesting corrective actions from vendor management teams.
• Contributing to risk and security management by making difficult trade-off decisions and providing recommendations.
• Creating, optimizing, and eliminating SOPs to ensure processes remain relevant and align with team strategy.
• Providing support for investigative actions in collaboration with HR, Legal, global security team, and law enforcement agencies.
• Participating in business continuity/resilience planning, development, and deployment.
• Owning COEs, including writing action items and resolving them.
• Delivering QBR inputs and participating in writing PR/FAQs and other narratives (1-pagers, 6-pagers).
• Partnering with peers and internal teams to develop solutions that help the AZ/campus/cluster meet objectives.
• Communicating proactive measures that reduce security misses and identify issues early; creating mitigation plans when problems arise.
• Recruiting, interviewing, and beginning to mentor.

About The Team

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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.

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?

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

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.

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.

Basic 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
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience developing and managing a high-performing team

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency with AI, Excel, and program management tools
• Guard Force control room management and design experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Clifton - 72,100.00 - 126,100.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10584645