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Our mission is to accelerate digital innovation by scaling high-value compute rapidly, efficiently, and responsibly. We transform energy into high-value compute with unmatched efficiency at scale. Core Scientific is a publicly trade company (NASDAQ: CORZ).\nWe power AI, HPC, and other next-generation data center workloads demanding exceptional computing power, in addition to our digital asset mining operations. Our footprint consists of 11 data center campuses across seven states, housing advanced infrastructure for our customers.\nWhat sets us apart? We have an entrepreneurial culture, a \"can-do\" and collaborative attitude, and we own and control our infrastructure. These strategic advantages enable us to maintain operational excellence, increase efficiency, and rapidly deploy cutting-edge innovations developed by our team of experts.\nJoin us and accelerate your career alongside our groundbreaking journey. We seek smart, creative, and collaborative professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, result-driven environment. Ready to be part of something exceptional? Apply today and make an impact at Core Scientific.\nThe Job\nThe Security Operations Specialist serves as a Watch Stander within Core Scientific's 24/7 Security Operations Command Center (SOCC), supporting the operational and technical functions of the organization's physical security program.\nSpecialists maintain continuous situational awareness across company facilities, monitor physical security systems, assess security and safety events, coordinate incident response, and provide technical support for the enterprise physical security platform.\nThe position combines security monitoring, incident management, security system administration, investigations, and first-line technical troubleshooting. 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training, and qualification activities.\nComplete initial qualification training and maintain required operational and technical proficiency through ongoing training and certification.\nAdapt to changes in customer requirements, service-level agreements, site needs, technology, procedures, and business operations.\nApply lessons learned from incidents, exercises, and system issues to improve future performance.\nContributes to the continued development, maturity, and scalability of Command Center operations.\nFoster open, respectful, and professional communication directly within the team as well as with co-workers, teammates, and leaders across the organization. \nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nRequired\nHigh school diploma or equivalent required.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nDemonstrated ability to troubleshoot problems using a structured and logical approach.\nStrong attention to detail and documentation.\nAbility to manage multiple 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