Sr. Technical Program Manager, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon

Seattle, WA

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SKILLS

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Applicant Tracking System, Automation, Blasting, Business Administration, Business Operations, Capacity Analysis, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Construction Engineering, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Corporate Policies, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Easements, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Electronic Access Control, Electronic Design, Engineering, Engineering Management, Engineering Software, Establish Priorities, Facilities Management, Failure Analysis, Federal Laws and Regulations, Government, Hardware Architecture, Hardware Detection, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Intrusion Detection Systems, Investment Analysis, Leadership, Materials Analysis, Materials Testing, Mentoring, Metrics, Military, Mine Security, Mine/Pit Optimization, Network Operations Center, OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), Operations Security (OPSEC), Performance Metrics, Physical Security, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Professional Engineer, Project Execution, Project/Program Management, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Pumps, Quantitative Analysis, Relationship Management, Root Cause Analysis, Security Analysis, Security Attacks, Security Design, Security Equipment, Security Infrastructure, Security Monitoring, Security System Design, Service Delivery, Service Level Agreement (SLA), State Laws and Regulations, Strategic Planning, Structural Engineering, Surveillance, Switchgear, System Integration (SI), Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Value Engineering, Vehicle Fleets, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

4 days ago

Description The Data Center Engineering (DCE) Team is the engineering owner for the lifecycle of AWS data centers. This includes supporting new designs/innovations through data center end-of-life, with a focus on root cause analysis of failures, capacity and availability improvement, and optimization of the existing fleet. As a Physical Security Engineer - Resilience & Protection, you are an exceptionally strong communicator, both written and verbally. You will lead multi-discipline and highly technical program teams focused on physical security engineering, site hardening, and infrastructure protection for AWS data centers globally. You will have experience working in a complex engineering environment and will have worked as a technical project manager on increasingly complex security engineering projects. Your experience includes physical security infrastructure technologies including, physical protective design, and electronic security systems integration. You will generate and maintain enhanced reporting, meaningful KPIs, and process/automation improvements to ensure team efficiency and visibility of the portfolio efforts to critical stakeholders and leadership. You will partner with external security consultants, intelligence teams, engineering teams, operations staff, and project execution/delivery teams regularly. You will make strategic decisions regarding specific security engineering projects and overall program direction. You will be capable of connecting long-term protective design strategies with the rapid growth patterns of AWS, as well as guide specific operational needs of the business related to infrastructure protection. You must be adept at identifying and communicating upcoming risks, threats, and vulnerabilities as well as be instrumental in resolving those issues, often crossing multiple departmental and international boundaries to achieve your goal. You must possess a strong sense of organization, communication, and team building skill-sets that foster robust working relationships for both internal and external stakeholders. Key job responsibilities · Own the security design library including Basis of Design (BOD) documents, specifications, and design templates; drive cross-discipline coordination with mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering teams to ensure security impacts are reflected in their design packages. · Lead and update physical security design portion of programs including, data center cross-discipline value engineering, fast paced building changes, security device optimization, blast analysis, quantitative threat assessments, and structural vulnerability evaluations, across global data center locations. · Manage relationships with external security consultants on protective design solutions including blast-proof materials, shelter requirements, and mitigation strategies required for design. · Develop cost-benefit analyses showing protection levels against different threat types to enable informed business decisions for leadership. · Prepare narratives for executive leadership with recommendations which articulate decision points relative to cost, timing, and strategic trade-offs for security hardening investments during design analysis. · Create strong end-to-end team processes/mechanisms that include training and validation of success through metrics-based criteria. · Manage global program ownership for security engineering processes and strategic initiatives that encompass all engineering disciplines. · Interface with international teams across multiple time zones to coordinate design impacts based on threat assessments, consultant engagements, and mitigation implementations. Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. As a Physical Security Engineer - Resilience & Protection, you will be leading teams to engineer and implement protective solutions for our data center infrastructure to meet ever-evolving security threats as we continue expanding our data center fleet to hyper-scale. As an ideal candidate you: · Possess Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty · Are detail and data oriented · Have experience managing security engineering projects · Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Security, Intelligence, Construction, and Design Engineering) · Can interpret and communicate complex technical security data including blast pressure calculations, fragment analysis, and material resistance evaluations · Up to 25% travel expected (including international) · Have fun and work hard! Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of data center security and protection. You will prioritize your activities to support data center safety and infrastructure resilience focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally. If you meet these qualifications, exude passion, and enjoy the challenge of innovative security engineering projects at hyper-scale, this job is for you! Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren't focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we're happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life-both in and outside of work. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent - 5+ years of working cross functionally across several teams experience, or a MBA and 5+ years of program or project management experience - Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service - 7+ cumulative years of experience with physical security engineering, protective design, or project management in Mission Critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, military installations, government facilities, critical infrastructure. - Experience with electronic access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, perimeter intrusion detection, door hardware, vehicular gates, barriers, perimeter and barrier crash ratings, threat mitigation engineering - Review and interpret all cross-discipline drawing sets to identify security impacts and integration points including, but not limited to, civil elevations, vegetation, perimeter adjacencies, rights-of-way, easements, architectural door hardware, electrical circuits for security devices, and mechanical cooling loads affecting security equipment placement. Preferred Qualifications - Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units - Experience managing teams and external advisors - Experience with quantitative threat analysis including blast pressure calculations, fragment velocity analysis, structural vulnerability and material resistance evaluations - Knowledge of protective design solutions including blast-proof materials, shelter design, and perimeter hardening - · Experience developing continuous improvement processes including KPIs/SLAs, runbooks, and reporting mechanisms - · Ability to develop solutions and execute plans on complex security engineering projects - · ASIS PSP, ASIS CPP, or PE certification preferred - · Experience working with intelligence teams and interpreting threat data for engineering applications Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, CA, San Francisco - 171,000.00 - 231,400.00 USD annually USA, GA, Atlanta - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually USA, IL, Arlington Heights - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually USA, OH, COLUMBUS - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually USA, TX, Austin - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually USA, VA, Herndon - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

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