Senior Physical Security Program Lead, Data Centers

Amazon; Culpeper (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Security Program Manager to lead the physical security program across ADC data centers. You will own the strategy, manage a multi-cluster portfolio, and build a high-performing team of SPMs with coaching and clear goals.

You will engage with government customers on accreditation, drive security standards, and partner with Finance on budgets and contracts to ensure compliant, scalable security across the AWS infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Experience managing contract security and physical security operation programs.
• 5+ years of contracts management experience.
• Experience with ICD, NISPOM, NIST, and UL 2050 standards related to security and accreditation.
• Experience engaging with government customers on physical security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the physical security design and sustainment strategy across all assigned ADC clusters.
• Establish program-level standards for security system design, installation quality, vendor performance, and lifecycle management.
• Translate organizational security objectives and government requirements into actionable program roadmaps.
• Identify long-term risks and opportunities in the physical security infrastructure portfolio and propose solutions.
• Serve as the single-threaded leader for physical security capital and sustainment programs within the region.
• Lead, develop, and manage Security Program Managers and Contracted Security Project Managers across multiple clusters.
• Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Build a high-performing team through hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and career development.
• Develop succession plans and ensure knowledge continuity across the program.
• Foster a culture of technical rigor, continuous improvement, and customer obsession within the SPM team.
• Own the physical security design standards for new data center construction, expansions, and retrofit projects.
• Ensure Basis of Design products comply with ICD 705, NIST, UL 2050, and applicable contract security specifications.
• Develop and approve Basis of Design products that establish security requirements and inform site-level design packages produced by SPMs.
• Drive convergence of physical and electronic security systems into integrated, scalable solutions.
• Partner with Data Center Engineering and Construction to influence facility design early in the project lifecycle.
• Own the security program budget across capital projects, preventative maintenance, and break/fix sustainment contracts.
• Develop and deliver accurate financial forecasts aligned to organizational planning cycles.
• Track portfolio-level spend-to-plan variance, identify risks early, and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement on contract strategy, vendor negotiations, and budget reviews.
• Ensure SPMs effectively manage project-level budgets, purchase orders, and invoice reconciliation.
• Define vendor performance standards and contract requirements for security system installation and sustainment.
• Oversee vendor selection, RFP/RFQ processes, and contract execution at the program level.
• Monitor portfolio-wide vendor performance against SLAs; drive accountability and elevate systemic issues.
• Manage preventative maintenance and break/fix contract strategy to maximize system uptime and compliance.
• Partner with Procurement on new contract vehicles, renewals, amendments, and multi-year sustainment agreements.
• Engage with government customer security organizations on physical security design approvals, accreditation requirements, and compliance matters at the program level.
• Interpret and implement evolving government security requirements across the physical security program.
• Support cluster-level audits, inspections, and accreditation activities with program-level expertise and documentation.
• Coordinate with Industrial Security on security system compliance and workforce requirements for cleared project work.
• Provide regular program health readouts to senior leadership including status, risk, and investment recommendations.
• Represent the physical security program in cross-functional forums with Construction, Operations, and Design Engineering.
• Write and deliver program strategy documents, investment narratives, and compliance reports.
• Maintain clear communication channels with SPMs, ensuring timely flow of requirements, standards, and decisions.
• Streamline security program processes to reduce complexity, eliminate redundancy, and create predictable project delivery paths.
• Develop and maintain program-level SOPs, templates, and playbooks that standardize SPM workflows.
• Scale best practices from clusters to program-wide adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement informed by project data, audit findings, vendor performance, and government feedback.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Auditing, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or other related fields

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Security Program Manager to lead the physical security program across ADC data centers. You will own the strategy, manage a multi-cluster portfolio, and build a high-performing team of SPMs with coaching and clear goals.

You will engage with government customers on accreditation, drive security standards, and partner with Finance on budgets and contracts to ensure compliant, scalable security across the AWS infrastructure.