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For our data centers in Frankfurt, we are looking for a Data Center Security Specialist (DSS) to coordinate our day-to-day security operation. Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, innovative, and professional. S/he has experience in delighting customers, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The DSS will be responsible for coordinating physical security operations, for reviewing, evaluating, and prioritizing requests and tickets, and for guiding and influencing the Contract Guard Force and other stakeholders, ensuring also local implementation of the cluster strategies into the security operations. S/he will cooperate with Data Center Managers to devise security strategies and to improve the overall operational security within our Data Centers. This position is to be 80% operational and 20% tactical. S/he will report to the Cluster Security Manager.
AWS Infrastructure Services 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.
Key job responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day activities and site security operations
- Coordinate with Operations and Safety managers for facility operations
- Provide guidance and leadership to contract security provider personnel.
- Evaluate the contract security provider performance and service delivery and request corrective actions from vendors as needed
- Foster working relationships to educate data center stakeholders on false alarm reductions
- Extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at and analyzing data
- Verify Data Center security programs are delivered to meet defined global security standards
- Assist in all media integrity related Programs
- Assist in the training of new and existing personnel on behavioral compliance to security policies and procedures
- Handle escalations and resolve tasks delegated and/or assigned to the team
- Draft reports and prepare presentations on the status of physical security operations
- Collaborate with managers in writing and implementing security policies, processes, and procedures based on regional or global security initiatives.
- Serve as a customer advocate by identifying security-related opportunities and crafting innovative solutions that maintain uncompromising security standards
- Participate in site audits, inspections, and walk-through
- Identifying, discussing, and bringing forward issues and solutions to senior team members
Minimum Requirements
- 1+ year of experience working in a standards-based security and safety professional work environment
- 1+ year of experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data to drive process and system improvement, and effect quality assurance
- Must be able to travel between local sites as needed
- Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a personal vehicle between company locations regularly.
- 1+ year working in an operations, physical security or equivalent environment
- 2+ years of experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data
- Basic knowledge of physical security systems and their operation, including access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance
- Ability to deal with technically challenging situations and ask for guidance when required
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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