Data Center Physical Security Specialist, Data Center Security - AMER East
Amazon · Ashburn, VA · Investigation & Loss Prevention
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Data Center Engineer in the operations function based in Ashburn, VA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Networking, Security, Cloud Computing.
- Role
- Data Center Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Ashburn, VA
- Department
- Investigation & Loss Prevention
- Posted
- May 1, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon Web Services (AWS) serves customers and developers who rely on storage, compute, and our other service capabilities. Our customers trust us to handle their data with air-tight security measures, which is something that we guarantee. AWS is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Data Center Security Manager to join our expanding Infrastructure Operations team. Key job responsibilities As a Data Center Security Manager you will be tasked with driving operational security excellence in several separate facilities located within a short driving distance. Your constant vigilance will discover physical security gaps and shortcomings, which you will drive to fix immediately. You will interface and direct vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations and patrols, and planning. You will extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at hard data. You will make suggestions on improving electronic surveillance and access controls. You will direct efforts to educate data center occupants on false alarm reductions. You will write and implement security process and procedures. Your position will require you to write reports, create presentations and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations. About the team AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and…