
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Middle East
Cluster Security Manager, Data Center Security
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 10/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
26/09/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
10/11/2026
Job description
AWS customers expect their data to be protected by strong physical security, and in Saudi Arabia that responsibility for a cluster of data center sites falls to this Cluster Security Manager. The position is open to Saudi Nationals only and involves around 25% domestic and international travel. Security strategy for multiple sites is developed and executed here, with compliance to procedures, standards and policies verified regularly. Programs cover Emergency Response and Crisis Management, Physical Security and Incident Management, and site investigations are coordinated with the Global Intelligence and Investigative team. Continuous risk analysis looks at crime, terrorism, workplace violence and natural and man-made disasters, with vulnerabilities addressed before they become gaps. AWS Data Center staff and contract security teams take direction from you, and security standards for contract site security coordinators are set here. Law enforcement agencies are key contacts, as are the data center business partners whose capacity plans must stay on track. Costs are driven down through process improvement and technology enhancement. Expect to bring 10+ years of physical security experience, including 5+ years in security management and 5+ in leadership roles, with fluent English and Arabic.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Build trust with data center business partners to execute a security strategy that supports customer capacity growth
- Plan and implement security programs, including Emergency Response and Crisis Management, Physical Security and Incident Management
- Coordinate site investigations with the Global Intelligence and Investigative team
- Perform continual risk analysis covering crime, terrorism, workplace violence and natural and man-made disasters
- Update management on risks and threats to AWS employees and infrastructure
- Identify vulnerabilities early and implement strategies to close existing or emerging security gaps
- Provide leadership and best practice on security policy to on-site data center management
- Direct AWS Data Center staff and contract security staff towards current and long-range security objectives
- Support regional and global security leadership in investigating significant threats and asset loss
- Develop security standards and procedures for all contract site security coordinators
- Liaise with local, national and international law enforcement agencies
- Verify compliance with security procedures, standards and policies across sites
- Reduce costs through process improvement and technology enhancement
- Travel domestically and internationally about 25% of the time
Experience & skills
- Hold Saudi nationality
- Bring 10+ years of physical security experience
- Demonstrate 5+ years of security management experience
- Show 5+ years of experience in leadership roles
- Communicate fluently in English and Arabic, spoken and written
- Offer experience managing a team of individual contributors (preferred)
- Understand the interplay between physical and logical data protection
- Adapt priorities quickly to meet short-notice, customer-driven deadlines