Senior Data Center Physical Security Engineer
Our client is a rapidly scaling, well-funded technology company building next-generation infrastructure to support the world's most advanced AI and data-intensive workloads. They partner with leading AI research labs, government organisations, and global enterprises to deliver high-performance compute at scale.
Operating at the forefront of innovation, the business is driven by a mission to accelerate the development of advanced intelligence systems. Their team is highly motivated, execution-focused, and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure in complex, high-growth environments.
With a strong emphasis on ownership, performance, and customer outcomes, they take pride in the systems they build and the trust they earn. This is an opportunity to join a business pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of the physical security system design for data centers coordinating with all other discipline requirements.
- Create strategy for data center security system design and deployment.
- Develop security system standards in compliance with US government, industry and other international standards.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of the Physical Security Basis of Design, master specification, master drawings.
- Facilitate developing project specific drawings and documentation based on the master design with local adaptation working with external design consultants.
- Engineer access-control, VSS, intrusion-detection and to meet SOC 2 & ISO 27001.
- Create zoning and mantrap layouts, badge/biometric authentication flows and visitor-management SOPs.
- Specify encryption and retention policies for video, logs and alarms.
- Integrate security events into DCIM and corporate SIEM platforms.
- Drive resiliency (dual-path comms, battery backup) and regular penetration-test programs.
Requirements
- 10+ years designing hyperscale / enterprise or mission-critical physical-security systems.
- Experience working in an engineering environment; able to read and understand RFIs, Submittals, Specifications, Drawings.
- Experience collaborating with other engineering teams on designs, such as on Divisions 8, 26, 27, 28, and 32.
- Deep knowledge of system hardening, structured cabling, door hardware, CPTED, installation methodologies, gates/fences, PIDS or other end-to-end components of an enterprise integrated security system.
- Experience with enterprise electronic security products down to the component level.
- CPP, PSP, CISSP, and other relevant certifications are desirable.
Senior Data Center Physical Security Engineer
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