Physical SOC Lead, AWS Security

Amazon Web Services is a dynamic and rapidly growing business within . We provide a highly reliable scalable low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. We provide organisations with building block web services that allow them to innovate faster and operate their software more cost-effectively. These services-in-the-cloud include on-demand compute capacity storage content delivery querying of structured data message queuing and more. The AWS team is building and delivering the next generation of cloud computing that supports public AWS offerings like S3 EC2 and CloudFront. We are innovating new ways of building massively scalable distributed systems.

Would you like to join a team of physical security professionals and conduct security operations in Amazon Web Services (AWS) spaces The AWS Physical Security Operations Centre (PSOC) is looking for a motivated individual to work as an AWS PSOC Lead.

We are seeking motivated team members with a willingness to learn and experience in physical security operations covering areas such as: security operations centres security dispatch centres military or law enforcement. The PSOC Lead is a core element of the AWS PSOC so if you would like to be part of a bar-raising physical security team join us!


Key job responsibilities
What does an Physical SOC Lead (PSOC ) Lead do at AWS

As an AWS PSOC Lead you will employ physical security strategies and procedures in accordance with service level agreements concerning AWS security processes.

You will work within the AWS PSOC while responding to physical security events affecting or threatening AWS physical infrastructure associates operations and assets region wide.

Daily responsibilities include physical access control administration monitoring physical access control systems monitoring a contracted guard force alarm and incident response report writing intelligence gathering and distributing program wide notifications when necessary.

You will also manage internal and external email and phone communications triage trouble tickets handle incoming queries and provide technical support to internal stakeholders.

The successful candidate should have a proven record of accomplishment of customer service extensive experience in security and risk management possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate good judgment while multi-tasking. The candidate will also be able to follow PSOC tasks procedures and utilise discretion when dealing with sensitive information.

Most importantly the candidate will possess the appetite and inclination to continually identify ways to improve and raise the bar for security.

You must hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see the team
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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- 5 years of Physical Security Operations Centre monitoring and incident response experience
- Certificate IV in Security and Risk Management or Security Risk Analysis or above.
- Demonstrable experience in developing Concept of Operations and Standard Operating Procedure documentation.

- Experience with physical security control and surveillance systems
- Experience with research and investigation skills or equivalent
- Experience in administrative tasks such as data entry managing data driven report processes or processes

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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