Data Center Security Specialist , Infrastructure Physical Security – Amazon

This Data Center Security Specialist role sits within AWS’s Infrastructure Physical Security team, the group responsible for protecting the physical facilities that run AWS’s cloud services. Unlike most IT security roles, the focus here is physical rather than purely digital: controlling access to sensitive sites, monitoring for physical threats, and ensuring that security protocols are followed consistently across data center operations.

The day-to-day work typically includes access control administration, surveillance monitoring, incident response for physical security events, auditing compliance with security procedures, and coordinating with site operations and law enforcement or emergency services when required. Because AWS data centers hold some of the world’s most sensitive cloud workloads, the standards for physical security are extremely strict, and the specialist is expected to hold that line consistently.

There is also a documentation and audit dimension to the role: physical security at this scale needs to be demonstrably compliant for internal and customer audits, so accurate record-keeping and procedural rigor matter as much as vigilance on site. The specialist often works shifts that align with 24/7 facility operations rather than a standard office schedule.

It suits someone with a background in physical or corporate security, law enforcement, military, or critical infrastructure protection who wants to apply that discipline inside one of the most secure categories of facility in the world — cloud data centers.

Physical security at an AWS data center is a foundational layer that almost every other part of the cloud business depends on without most customers ever thinking about it. If physical access controls fail, the consequences cascade far beyond one facility — they touch customer trust, regulatory compliance, and in the worst case, the integrity of the infrastructure that runs countless businesses' critical workloads. This role exists specifically to make sure that never happens. Every properly logged access event, every consistently enforced protocol, and every well-handled incident is part of what allows AWS to tell enterprise and government customers, credibly, that their data is physically protected to an extremely high standard. In a region where AWS is expanding its data center footprint, the quality of physical security operations also directly affects AWS's ability to win and retain the most security-sensitive, highly regulated customers, for whom physical security certifications are a hard requirement rather than a nice-to-have.

This role offers a specific and valuable career path: physical security experience inside one of the most rigorously audited, highest-standard environments in the world, which is a strong credential for almost any future security career. Working to AWS's physical security standards means learning procedures, audit frameworks, and risk mitigation practices that are benchmarked against some of the most demanding compliance regimes globally, including those required for government and financial services customers. That experience translates well into critical infrastructure security roles elsewhere, corporate security leadership, risk and compliance functions, or specialized security consulting. Being inside AWS's physical security organization also exposes someone to how a truly global company thinks about layered security — not just guarding a perimeter, but integrating access control, surveillance, auditing, and incident response into one coherent system. For someone coming from a military, law enforcement, or traditional corporate security background, it is a chance to apply that discipline in a technology context and build a bridge toward physical security leadership roles in the data center and critical infrastructure sector specifically, which continues to grow as cloud adoption expands across the region. Working inside a well-known platform at real scale also means a more substantial, more credible resume line than the same type of work at a smaller, lesser-known company, which tends to open doors faster later in a career.

• Experience in physical security, corporate security, law enforcement, military, or critical infrastructure protection
• Familiarity with access control systems, surveillance monitoring, and incident reporting procedures
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with strict procedural compliance and auditing
• Ability to work shift patterns aligned with 24/7 facility operations
• Clear written communication skills for incident documentation and audit records
• Sound judgment under pressure during physical security incidents
• Willingness to undergo background checks and security clearance processes typical of critical infrastructure roles