Dc Security Specialist - Cape Town, South Africa - Amazon Data Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Amazon Data Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

1+ year of experience working in a standards-based security and safety professional work environment - 1+ year of experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data to drive process and system improvement, and effect quality assurance - Proficient in all Microsoft Office tools - Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to read, write and speak fluently English - Must be able to travel between local sites as needed - Valid driver's license.

This position requires driving a personal vehicle between company locations regularly.

At Amazon we believe that every day is still day one. A day to take a first step. A day to look forwards to new challenges. And today is that day for you. It's your day to be part of something great. A day to make your ideas come to life. And your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That's the energy and passion behind Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

Coordinate daytoday activities and site security operations
Coordinate with Operations and Safety managers for facility operations
Provide guidance and leadership to contract security provider personnel.
Evaluate the contract security provider performance and service delivery and request corrective actions from vendors as needed
Foster working relationships to educate data center stakeholders on false alarm reductions
Extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at and analyzing data
Verify Data Center security programs are delivered to meet defined global security standards
Assist in all media integrity related Programs
Assist in the training of new and existing personnel on behavioral compliance to security policies and procedures
Handle escalations and resolve tasks delegated and/or assigned to the team
Draft reports and prepare presentations on the status of physical security operations
Collaborate with managers in writing and implementing security policies, processes and procedures based on regional or global security initiatives.
Serve as a customer advocate by identifying securityrelated opportunities and crafting innovative solutions that maintain uncompromising security standards
Participate in site audits, inspections and walkthrough

Identifying, discussing and bringing forward issues and solutions to senior team members

Cape Town, ZAF

1+ year working in an operations, physical security or equivalent environment - 2+ years of experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data - Basic knowledge of physical security systems and their operation, including access control, intrusion detection and video surveillance - Experience with workflow ticketing - Ability to deal with technically challenging situations and ask for guidance when required - Demonstrates emotional intelligence to use mistakes and errors as learning opportunities - Ability to deal with ambiguity in the absence of standard operating procedures, escalating to management as required - Strong attention to details and problem-solving skills;