Security Program Manager, AWS

Socket.dev; Hilliard (OH); On-site; USD 109,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's AWS Infrastructure Security team seeks a Physical Security Program Manager to own security system installation during end-to-end data center construction. You will manage security vendors from RFQ through completion, review designs, validate installations, and ensure sites meet AWS Physical Security Standards before handoff to operations.

You will lead deployment lifecycles for access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance, perform site assessments, and provide detailed

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a customer-facing IT role or physical security systems work experience.
• 2+ years of physical security project and vendor management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering/Analytics/Math/IT or related field.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in infrastructure security.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end deployment lifecycle for physical security systems from staging to handoff.
• Conduct due diligence on proposed security designs, vendor solutions, and site conditions.
• Perform site assessments to validate adherence to AWS standards and local regulations.
• Review security system drawings and provide detailed feedback to engineers and vendors.
• Develop and validate programming logic for access control, intrusion, and video systems.
• Serve as escalation point for complex security system issues across hardware, software and network.
• Lead integration testing and document results, punch lists, and acceptance criteria.

Skills

Customer facing IT

Security systems knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering/Analytics/Math/IT

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in infrastructure security

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Security is hiring a Physical Security Program Manager to own security system installation during end-to-end data center construction. You will manage security vendors from request for quotation stage through project completion. You will review designs, validate installations, and accept systems. You will ensure every site meets AWS Physical Security Standards before handoff to operations.

Key job responsibilities

Own the end-to-end deployment lifecycle for physical security systems (including but not limited to access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance systems and supporting components) — from staging and pre-configuration through installation oversight, integration verification, and operational handoff.

Conduct comprehensive due diligence on proposed security system designs, vendor solutions, and site conditions to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities prior to project initiation.

Perform site assessments and feasibility analyses to validate that proposed security architectures meet AWS Physical Security Standards and local regulatory requirements.

Execute reviews of security system drawings, markups, and submittals; provide detailed technical feedback to design engineers and vendors to drive design accuracy and compliance.

Develop and validate programming logic for access control systems, intrusion detection panels, video management systems, and integrated alarm platforms to ensure systems operate per AWS security requirements.

Serve as the escalation point for complex (Level 2/Level 3) physical security system issues — diagnosing root causes across hardware, software, network, and integration layers.

Lead physical security integration testing and validate testing events; document & track results, punch list items, and acceptance criteria to ensure systems meet operational readiness standards prior to handoff.

Document & track vendor performance: installation quality, service delivery, equipment reliability, verify accuracy of quotes, contractual requirements/deliverables.

Evaluate competing priorities, technical constraints, and business requirements to make sound engineering decisions under ambiguity and time pressure.

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Security designs, builds, and operates all AWS global infrastructure. We work on the most challenging problems in an environment where scale never stops growing — and we're looking for technical builders who can anticipate what's next, adapt to the demands of hyperscale infrastructure, and engineer solutions today that will protect tomorrow's data centers.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of customer facing IT role or physical security systems/infrastructure work experience, or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in infrastructure security.
• 2+ years of physical security project and vendor management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance/management systems.
• PSP, CPP, or PMP certification.
• Basic networking infrastructure knowledge and topology

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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, OH, Hilliard - 108,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually