Cluster Security Manager, Data Center Security, DC Security
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About the Role
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a forward-thinking Cluster Security Manager to lead physical security operations across multiple data centers in Riyadh. The role involves implementing security procedures, managing cross-functional teams, and driving security strategies to protect AWS personnel and facilities.
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Responsibilities
- Build trust and maintain customer relationships with data center business partners to execute a comprehensive security strategy
- Plan, develop and implement security plans and programs such as Emergency Response and Crisis Management, Physical Security, Incident Management
- Maintain extensive knowledge of complex industry trends, current security issues and security technology
- Perform continual risk analysis for data center sites
- Provide leadership and best practices on security policy to on site data center management
- Develop and implement security standards and procedures for contract site security coordinators
Requirements
- 10+ years of physical security experience
- 5+ years of security management experience
- 5+ years of leadership role experience
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Arabic
- The position is open to Saudi Nationals only
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DESCRIPTION
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides storage, compute and other solutions to customers, globally.
- Our customers trust, and expect us to protect their data with impeccable physical security, continually evolving security practices to mitigate risk.
- Datacenter Security Team provides physical security solutions to protect AWS personnel, AWS facilities and information of our customers.
- For the Cluster Security Manager (CSM) role the AWS Datacenter Operations Physical Security team is looking for a forward thinking, results oriented, innovative and inspirational leader with proven results building high performing teams.
- The candidate will have the ability to develop strategy, execute and lead data center (DC) security operations across multiple sites.
Responsibilities
- Build trust, establish and maintain customer relationship with data center business partners to execute a comprehensive strategy that enhances security, while enabling our partners to build customer capacity.
- Responsible for planning, developing and implementing security plans and security programs such as Emergency Response and Crisis Management, Physical Security, Incident Management, while coordinating site investigations with the Global Intelligence and Investigative team.
- Maintains an extensive knowledge of complex industry trends, current security issues and security technology, and updates management on risk and threats against AWS employees and infrastructure.
- Responsible for performing continual risk analysis for the data center sites, particularly with respect to level of crime, terrorism, workplace violence, and threats from natural and man made disasters.
- Responsible for providing leadership and best practices on security policy and practices to on site data center management.
- Looks around corners and identifies vulnerabilities early and designs and implements a strategy to close existing or emerging security gaps and seams.
- Provides leadership and clear guidance and direction to AWS Data Center staff as well as contract security staff to achieve current and long range strategic security program objectives.
- Supports regional and global security leadership in conducting investigations of significant threats and/or the loss or misappropriation of assets.
- Develops and implements security standards and procedures for all contract site security coordinators.
- Liaisons with local, state, federal, and international law enforcement agencies for the locations of the Data Centers.
- 25% travel required both domestic and international
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of physical security experience
- 5+ years of security management experience
- 5+ years of leadership role experience
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Arabic
- The position is open to Saudi Nationals only
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a leadership role
- Experience in security management
- Experience managing a team of individual contributors
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