Data Center Security Specialist — Protect Cloud Operations

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Floydada (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks a Data Center Security Specialist to drive security operations across multiple facilities, identify gaps, and implement security processes, reports, and presentations for management.

The role emphasizes incident response, post orders, audits, training contract officers, and continuous improvement to protect customer workloads while maintaining availability.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of overseeing security operations and working with security vendors/contractors.
• 1+ years experience in security roles, preferably in a large footprint / campus model or similar environment.
• Experience with physical security best practices including the application of physical security systems, investigation techniques and management of contract security guards.

Responsibilities

• Manage physical security operations, developing post orders, defining security procedures, handling site incidents, working with security equipment, participating in construction projects and to drive day-to-day process improvement activities and managing vendors.
• Ensure consistent deployment of all required security policies and procedures and participate in re-occurring site audits and reviews and testing new security technologies.
• Must have and demonstrate resilient leadership skills, flexibility to work in dynamic environment, exceptional knowledge of security practices and strong written and verbal communication.

Skills

Security operations

Vendor management

Security roles

Tools

Physical security systems

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks a Data Center Security Specialist to drive security operations across multiple facilities, identify gaps, and implement security processes, reports, and presentations for management.

The role emphasizes incident response, post orders, audits, training contract officers, and continuous improvement to protect customer workloads while maintaining availability.