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Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 2 weeks ago

Sr. Physical Security Engineer (GovCloud), Data Center Design Engineering

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$129K/yr - $213K/yr

10+ years exp

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Physical Security Engineer to join its data center design team. The role involves leading security designs for Amazon Dedicated Cloud (GovCloud) Data Centers and ensuring compliance with government regulations and security standards while collaborating with a diverse team of design engineers and industrial security experts.

Agentic AIConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead physical security designs (construction drawings and specifications) and architecture elements (cameras, access control, intrusion detection, fences, gates, etc.) for Amazon Dedicated Cloud (GovCloud) DC projects

Collaborate with other industrial security organizations within AWS to develop design standards, evaluate cost, risk and benefits of designs and facilitate intelligence community compliant designs

Remain current on the latest physical security technologies and best practices used in sensitive compartmented information facility designs

Lead the creation and maintenance of a Physical Security Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for physical security elements

Create security design scope of work for design Requests For Proposals

Review and direct the work of physical security engineering design consultants

Manage multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously

Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants. Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%

Qualification

Physical security designSensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)Vendor managementLeadership principlesCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering field or equivalent additional experience

10+ years of physical security design experience in a regulated industry

3+ years of physical security design experience in data center or similar mission critical projects

5+ years of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) physical security design experience

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen

Preferred

Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 certification

Physical Security Professional Certification (PSP) certification

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) certification

Vendor and consultant management skills

Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role

Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

Benefits

Equity

Sign-on payments

Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.

Founded in 2002

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees