Ground Security Manager, AMER, LEO Ground Infrastructure

Ground Security Manager, AMER, Amazon LEO Ground Infrastructure

Job :  | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, including individual households, schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Ground Infrastructure Services (GIS) Physical Security team seeks a Ground Security Manager for the Americas (AMER) region. The GIS Physical Security team protects people, assets, and critical services at ground terminal sites worldwide using security technologies, comprehensive risk management programs, and robust operational procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day‑to‑day security operations for assigned sites within the AMER region, maintaining high standards for physical security and ensuring compliance with security protocols.
• Provide security guidance to internal Amazon Leo customers on security‑related issues, focusing on enhancing the safety of personnel and the security of ground stations within assigned areas.
• Work effectively with site leadership, Amazon Leo GIS teams, and peers within Amazon’s security organizations to implement security strategies and operational improvements.
• Support the integration of security risk management principles into Amazon Leo GIS operations, identifying and mitigating security risks at assigned sites.
• Assist in managing vendor‑provided guarding services within assigned areas, ensuring security contractors deliver quality services and meet performance standards.
• Support crisis response, threat management, and emergency operations for physical security incidents at assigned sites, coordinating with regional security leadership and Amazon’s security intelligence teams.
• Support security programs and projects within assigned areas, contributing to the implementation of security improvements and operational efficiencies.

About the team:
Join a team at the forefront of space‑based communications infrastructure, where your work directly enables Amazon’s ambitious satellite initiatives. You’ll solve unprecedented security challenges at a global scale while working with technology and world‑class talent.

• Experience working on physical security design and implementation of access control, intrusion detection, and CCTV surveillance systems.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, International Security, Business Management, or related fields.
• 7+ years of experience in physical security management, law enforcement, or military service with direct application to global security operations, including risk assessment and management, incident response, investigations, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in security program and project management, including strategy development, scoping, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, vendor management, and cross‑functional stakeholder alignment across multiple geographies.
• Experience leading security risk assessments across multi‑site, global operations—including threat analysis, vulnerability identification, risk prioritization, and implementation of mitigating controls.
• Experience developing security strategies that influence organizational priorities, resource allocation, and long‑term investment decisions.
• Travel 25% or more.

• 10+ years of experience in physical security management, law enforcement, or military service with direct application to global security operations, including risk assessment and management, incident response, investigations, and regulated infrastructure environments.
• Professional security certifications (ASIS CPP, PSP, or equivalent).

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