Amazon
Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
$117K–$160K
Austin, TX +4 · Full-time · Posted Mar 23, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
COLUMBUS, OH
Herndon, VA
Chicago, IL - Experience
- 7+ years in industrial or commercial facilities; 2+ years in mission critical facilities, including but not limited to data centers, power generation, or oil and gas generation.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field.
About the job
Leads physical security design for AWS data centers in the Americas, shaping facility designs and security standards from planning through implementation.
What you'll do
- Lead security designs, drawings, and specifications for data center security systems and site elements.
- Develop design standards and project scopes, communicate designs, and evaluate cost, risk, and benefits with AWS teams and partners.
- Review consultants’ work, maintain design documents and templates, and manage concurrent projects; travel for assessments and construction reviews (up to 20%).
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field.
- 7+ years of physical security engineering experience in industrial or commercial facilities.
- 2+ years of physical security engineering experience in mission critical facilities, including data centers, power generation, or oil and gas generation.
- Experience taking physical security design concepts through deployment and reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
Nice to have
- ASIS Physical Security Professional Certification (PSP) or CPTED certification.
- Experience in construction administration and commissioning; managing third-party vendors and consultants; or knowledge of regional building codes and regulations.
Pay
116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
cameras, access control, intrusion detection, fences, gates, basis of design (BOD)
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