Senior Physical Security Specialist , AWS Security

As a Senior Physical Security Specialist on the AWS Securitys Assessments Risk Guidance and Outcomes (ARGO) team youll lead the strategy and execution of physical security assessments across AWSs worldwide infrastructure expansion portfolio shaping how we secure facilities before theyre built and as they operate.

This isnt a desk job with a narrow lane. Youll be the domain expert driving physical security risk reduction at global scale conducting field and desktop assessments developing control strategies tailored to unique operating environments and advising senior leaders on how expansion decisions impact AWSs security posture. Your work directly enables AWS to grow safely into new regions and facility types.

Youll own the full physical security assessment lifecyclefrom analysis design through execution reporting and mitigation tracking

Youll build mechanisms and tools that make physical security delivery faster and more consistent across the organization

Youll influence without authority; leading cross-functional initiatives by earning trust through the quality of your analysis and recommendations

Youll operate with high autonomy making expert judgment calls on when to escalate when to act and when to recommend patience

Youll bridge physical security infrastructure design and business risk into integrated assessments that no single-domain specialist could produce alone

If you thrive on solving complex problems on a global scale want your expertise to directly shape how one of the worlds most critical infrastructures is secured and value a role where your judgment genuinely matters this is it.

Key job responsibilities
Lead comprehensive physical security assessments across varying facility types and geographic regions using desktop and field research

Define and maintain the overall physical security assessment strategy; ensuring methodologies stay current standards-aware and consistently applied across infrastructure types and project timelines

Conduct security risk analysis for new and existing infrastructure; identifying vulnerabilities evaluating physical security factors and developing risk reduction strategies for unique operating environments

Develop and implement physical security control strategies that balance security requirements against operational and business needs

Build repeatable processes tools and mechanisms that increase speed and consistency of physical security delivery across the organization

Communicate assessment findings and recommendations to diverse audiences; from practitioners to senior executives through written reports presentations and direct engagement

Lead project and program execution across the physical security portfolio; managing stakeholders tracking milestones and driving efforts to completion

Coordinate transfer of physical security responsibility from project delivery teams to long-term operational owners

Evaluate security implications of technology projects and infrastructure changes from a physical security perspective

Ability to travel internationally for up to 25% of the year.

About the team
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazons products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud devices retail entertainment healthcare operations and physical stores.

Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career growth
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- Experience in risk assessment and enabling organizations to make security decisions
- Experience communicating and presenting to senior leadership
- Experience conducting physical security risk assessments across multiple infrastructure types or geographic regions using structured methodologies
- 7 years of experience in physical security assessment physical security program management or a closely related field (e.g. critical infrastructure protection industrial security design)
- Bachelors degree in security management risk management engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience)

- Experience writing and publishing technical documents or equivalent
- Experience in physical security best practices including application of physical security systems investigation techniques management of contract security guards and incident management
- Experience in a data center or other critical environment
- Professional certification in physical security (e.g. CPP PSP or equivalent)
- Experience in physical Red Team assessments and evaluations
- Experience working across multiple international regions with an understanding of how local security dynamics influence physical security design

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 VA Arlington - 119300.00 - 208900.00 USD annually