Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The mission of Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) is to leverage Amazon Leo and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers.
We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Security Program Manager to support the ALG team, focusing on global Government customers
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a strong bias for action, a solid understanding of DoD and IC security policies, and deep customer focus that can scale our program to meet the demands of multiple customers. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong strategic planning skills, and the ability to deliver results - are a must!
Security Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.
Key job responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day security operations for a diverse portfolio of sites and unique customers across a sub-region or program
Distill diverse inputs from large customer segments and stakeholders to drive the organizational vision, design strategies, and achieve consensus on priorities
Manage a team of geographically dispersed Security Officers across the United States at co-utilized secure facilities
Provide recommendations to security, stakeholder, and other organizational executive leaders
Interact with DoD and IC Customers routinely
Support business development, reviews and provide input to RFP's, and author security volumes as required
Hire and train new employees
Develop strategies to align with business operational and strategic objectives
Collaborate with internal security teams on security metrics as well as escalating possible issues to leadership that could impact operations
Supervise, lead, train, and set objectives for security team
Streamline SOPs, policies, and internal and external customer facing artifacts to be uniform across sites
Follow and enforce the Amazon Security Standard Operating Procedures
Author and coordinate on security reviews with FSOs, PSOs, and CSSOs
Inspect and maintain facilities in accordance with ICD-705 standards (as manager)
Perform other support functions as directed by Security Management
Write escalation documents to further the business and unblock critical activities
Maintain effective working relationships with business leadership, Human Resources, Facilities, Legal, Internal Communications, and peers in other Amazon Security organizations.
This position requires travel as required to ALG secure facilities (by plane) across the US.
About the team
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