Amazon Corporate Security’s (ACS) mission is to deliver a safe and secure workplace for all Amazonians. The Business Assurance Center (
BAC) supports this mission by providing 24/7 global security operations center (
GSOC) services to roughly 500k global corporate customers, serving as a single point of intake for corporate security issues worldwide.
The
BAC is looking for talented supervisors to support our rapidly growing
GSOC program. A successful candidate will have a strong track record of managing operational security programs, vendor contracts and performance, and driving positive service relationships among a diverse group of stakeholders and customers. Success in this role will require flexibility, bias for action, and a wide range of technical and interpersonal skills. Time management and continuous task prioritization is crucial to delivering support services in this dynamic, fast paced environment.
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
- Monitor incident response activities across all team members, ensuring quality service delivery and stepping in when needed to guide response actions.
- Manage all personnel aspects of an assigned team, from performance management to team growth and development.
- Facilitate a collaborative, employee-focused environment that prioritizes growth and development while maintaining a high-performance bar.
- Oversee the drafting and publication of written products and communications, including the editing and quality management of all written products.
- Manage competing priorities, including concurrent security events, by directing and allocating personnel resources, and escalating to managers and stakeholders as necessary.
- Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure consistent service delivery.
- Proactively identify risks and areas for improvement.
A day in the life
As an Incident Response Coordination Supervisor, you will own service delivery across an assigned team responsible for the daily incident management work within the
BAC. New hires must excel in team management and be able to provide mid-level direction and tactical response to corporate security issues worldwide. You must obsess over our internal and external customers, triaging and responding to their security needs, and leveraging your verbal and written communication skills. This is a shift-based role within a 24/7 operation. You may be expected to work evenings, holidays, and weekends.
About the team
Our team values work-life harmony. Availability for the
GSOC’s 24/7/365 operation is often imperative to maintaining proficiency in this role, and we understand that striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success at Amazon. We encourage members of the team to use personal time as needed to cultivate this balance and to promote a productive and well-balanced life— both in and outside of work.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience drafting, editing, and publishing written products such as incident reports, messaging products, and security alerts
- 3+ years of operations personnel management experience in a high-volume, high-intensity environment such as a physical security operations center, call center, or crisis management/emergency response center.
- Experience with verbal and written communication with an ability to remain calm, focused, and professional in high-stress situations.
- Experience managing a diverse team comprised of junior-level personnel.
- Experience with coaching direct reports for both performance and development.
- Experience with access control and CCTV systems
- Experience in root cause analysis and error correction, identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long-term fixes and avoid repeating issues
- Advanced education/certification in the fields of emergency management, security management, project management, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly collect and analyze data necessary to brief leaders on important, time sensitive security issues.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Arlington - 60,700.00 - 106,100.00 USD annually