Colo Physical Security Architect, Data Center Engineering, Colocation Regional Engineering

Colo Physical Security Architect, Data Center Engineering, Colocation Regional Engineering

Job ID: Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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. We are looking for talented people who want to help.

You will 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. As a Colo Physical Security Architect, you will lead security designs for Colocation Data Center facilities throughout our Europe, Middle East and Africa Region and impact AWS global colo data center security standards.

As a subject matter expert, you will provide technical guidance, have a direct impact on the design of Colo data center facilities, solve large-scale implementation issues, and be responsible for developing and communicating security design requirements to internal and external project partners. You will work directly with other AWS Security Teams, AWS Management, and Colo Vendor partners to collaborate in the real world application of Physical Security throughout AWS. You will review and be very knowledgeable of new technologies and security measures for possible application to the existing suite of security processes and standards to enhance the security posture across AWS.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead designs (construction drawings and specifications) for physical security elements (cameras, access control, intrusion detection, fences, gates, etc.) for Colo DC projects.
• Collaborate with other security organizations within AWS to develop design standards, evaluate cost, risk and benefits of designs, and facilitate design discussions.
• Communicate conceptual designs to internal stakeholders, external stakeholders and consultants.
• Participate in the maintenance of basis of design (BOD) documents, prototype design, and template specifications for Colo physical security elements.
• Create security design scope of work for Colo DC project RFPs.
• Review and direct the work of Colo 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% of the time.

About the Role

Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center capacity availability and safety, focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.

Travel: Anticipated travel not to exceed 25% of the time.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
• Experience working with and managing third party vendors.
• Experience with physical security control and surveillance systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in construction.
• Experience in commissioning.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) certification.
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) certification.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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