PSA Manager, APAC Data Center Design Engineering

AWS Design Engineering team is looking for a highly talented and motivated Physical Security Architect /Engineer to work with our enterprise data centre design team designing the data centres of tomorrow to maximize the effectiveness of the physical security program. The duties include extra-low voltage system design and engineering working with the data centre architectural and engineering team to assure security best practices are observed drafting new systems into the design teams build plans and coordinating with regional and local physical security leaders to understand the new building and security system designs adhering to the products on the AWS approved parts list. A successful candidate will be responsible for interpretation of Risk Assessments and Threat Analysis and AWS Physical Security Standards to assure the proper security technologies are selected to meet the unique challenges to be found in a global security program. After a new technology is inducted into the data centre physical security plan this position will be responsible for assuring the new system is incorporated into the larger data centre basis of design.

Responsibilities
- Design and engineer low voltage systems.
- Using Blue Beam and other drafting technologies to work in collaboration with the design teams to produce designs in Revit/CAD.
- Creation of specifications and scope of work documentation template for local project managers to use for vendor bids.
- Provide technical and design support for local physical security teams.
- Coordinating with all the other disciplines in the design process of a new building (architectural mechanical electrical civil IT).
- Supervise and approve all designs deliverables developed by the local physical security team for projects at each milestones of a project. Analyze accept or reject alternate designs and mitigation measure develop by the local physical security teams when the standard design cant be applied.
- Act as a subject matter expert to support implementation of new technologies.
- Work regionally but also support the global PSA team to ensure alignment on decisions and standards
- Domestic and international travel for up to a week at a time


o Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo).
o Excellent communication skills that are persuasive and based on facts not opinions..
o Is able to dive deep and remains in touch with the details of the business or the technology.
o 5 years operating in a leadership role either directly managing a team or matrix managing resources
o 5 years working with senior company leaders as clients or internally
o At least 5 years experience driving large-scale enterprise data center projects.
o Fundamental understanding of Data Center IT Infrastructure
o Vendor/contractor management experience


- 6 years of data center design construction operations or facility maintenance experience
- 6 years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
- Experience in data center design construction operations or facility maintenance
- Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers power generation or oil and gas facilities
- Experience researching new designs technologies and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities

- Professional Engineering or Architectural License
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration development and into deployment or mass production
- Experience reading interpreting and creating construction drawings specifications and submittal documents

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