{"id":2965816,"url":"https://alion.io/job/flexential-director-enterprise-physical-security","title":"Director, Enterprise Physical Security","company":{"id":179442,"name":"Flexential","domain":"flexential.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/flexential","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Denver, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":174000,"max":190000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":190000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":15,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Incident Management","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-10-20T20:42:09Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-20","last_verified_at":"2026-10-21T22:08:28Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-10-21T22:08:28Z","days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"The Director, Enterprise Physical Security is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise-wide physical security strategy that protects Flexential's people, critical infrastructure, customers, and operations. This role serves as the senior leader accountable for the organization's physical security operating model, risk posture, technology roadmap, governance framework, and long-term program maturity. As the enterprise owner of physical security, the Director ensures security capabilities not only safeguard facilities and assets, but also enable operational reliability, customer trust, business continuity, and overall data center resiliency. The role partners closely with executive leadership, Operations, Real Estate, Design & Construction, Information Security, and Facilities teams to ensure security programs scale with the company's growth and support strategic business objectives. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on matters related to physical security, critical infrastructure protection, operational risk, resilience, business continuity, and enterprise preparedness. This position requires a highly strategic leader capable of balancing risk management, operational excellence, technology innovation, and long-term investment planning across a rapidly growing data center portfolio.\nKey Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions\nEnterprise Security Strategy & Leadership\nOwn and continuously evolve the enterprise physical security strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, growth plans, customer requirements, and risk tolerance.\nEstablish and maintain the enterprise physical security operating model, governance framework, policies, and standards.\nEnsure physical security capabilities support operational reliability, customer confidence, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and data center resiliency.\nProvide strategic leadership and direction for the future state of the physical security program, ensuring scalability as the organization's footprint and complexity continue to grow.\nServe as the executive sponsor for major security initiatives, modernization efforts, and enterprise-wide security transformation programs.\nAct as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on physical security, resilience, operational risk, and critical infrastructure protection.\nEnterprise Risk Management\nOwn the enterprise physical security risk posture across all facilities and operations.\nEstablish processes for risk identification, assessment, prioritization, mitigation, and ongoing monitoring.\nEvaluate emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and operational risks that could impact personnel, facilities, customers, or business operations.\nDevelop and maintain executive reporting frameworks that communicate security risk, mitigation progress, and program effectiveness.\nPartner with business leaders to ensure physical security risks are understood, managed appropriately, and incorporated into enterprise decision-making processes.\nSecurity Technology Strategy & Architecture\nOwn the enterprise physical security technology roadmap, standards, architecture, and long-range investment strategy.\nDefine the future-state architecture for access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, monitoring platforms, visitor management systems, and other security technologies.\nEstablish technology standards and governance to ensure consistency across the portfolio.\nLead lifecycle management, refresh planning, modernization efforts, and technology investment decisions.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and innovations to enhance security effectiveness, automation, operational efficiency, and resiliency.\nEnsure security technologies support business growth, operational scalability, and customer requirements.\nOperational Resilience & Business Continuity\nEnsure physical security programs contribute directly to operational resilience and business continuity objectives.\nPartner with operational leaders to integrate security considerations into resiliency planning and incident preparedness programs.\nDevelop strategies that minimize operational disruption and support rapid recovery during critical events.\nEnsure security controls and response capabilities support the availability and protection of critical infrastructure.\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance organizational readiness and resilience.\nCross-Functional Partnership\nPartner closely with Real Estate, Design & Construction, Data Center Operations, Facilities, Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Leadership teams.\nSupport site acquisition efforts by ensuring security requirements and risks are evaluated early in the due diligence process.\nProvide strategic guidance on new data center development, capacity expansion projects, modernization initiatives, commissioning activities, and operational readiness reviews.\nEnsure security requirements are incorporated into facility design standards, construction programs, and operational handoff processes. Influence long-term infrastructure planning and investment strategies through a security and resilience lens.\nIncident Management & Crisis Leadership\nServe as the senior security leader during major incidents, security events, crises, and business continuity situations.\nProvide executive leadership and direction during incident response activities.\nCoordinate cross-functional response efforts to minimize operational impact and business disruption.\nLead post-incident reviews and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked to completion.\nMaintain executive awareness of significant security events, risks, and emerging threats.\nGovernance, Compliance & Program Performance\nEstablish enterprise physical security policies, standards, procedures, and governance practices.\nEnsure compliance with customer obligations, industry requirements, regulatory expectations, and internal controls.\nDefine and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that measure:Security effectiveness\nCompliance performance\nOperational outcomes\nProgram maturity\nRisk reduction\nCustomer protection\nBusiness resiliency\n\nDeliver regular executive reporting on security program performance, strategic initiatives, risk trends, and investment priorities.\nBenchmark program capabilities against industry standards and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.\nTeam & Program Leadership\nProvide leadership, coaching, and development for physical security team members and security partners.\nBuild organizational capabilities that support future growth and operational complexity.\nEnsure resources, processes, technologies, and governance structures scale appropriately with business needs.\nFoster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.\nDrive strategic prioritization and resource allocation to maximize program effectiveness and enterprise value.\nRequired Qualifications \nBachelor's degree and 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in physical security, critical infrastructure protection, enterprise risk management, or a related field.\n5+ years leading enterprise-wide security programs across multiple locations.\nProven experience developing security strategy, governance frameworks, operating models, and risk management programs.\nExperience owning physical security technology platforms, roadmaps, standards, and lifecycle planning.\nDemonstrated ability to lead executive-level incident response, crisis management, and business continuity efforts.\nStrong experience partnering across Operations, Real Estate, Design & Construction, Facilities, and Information Security teams.\nAbility to influence senior leaders, communicate risk effectively, and drive enterprise-wide initiatives.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Business, Security Management, Risk Management, or a related discipline.\nProfessional certifications such as CPP, PSP, CISSP, PMP, or CBCP.\nExperience within data centers, colocation, telecommunications, cloud infrastructure, or other mission-critical environments.\nExperience supporting site acquisition, facility development, commissioning, and operational readiness programs.\nExperience developing multi-year security technology roadmaps and capital investment strategies.\nProven track record building scalable security programs that support rapid organizational growth.\nExperience presenting security, resilience, and risk strategies to executive leadership, customers, or boards of directors. \nBase Pay Range: The annual salary range offered for this position is estimated to be $174,000 - $190,000. However, the actual pay range depends on each candidate’s experience, location, and qualifications. \nVariable Pay: Discretionary annual bonus, based on personal and company performance.\nAt Flexential, we value diversity and believe that different perspectives and unique skills make us stronger as a team. While we've outlined the qualities and skills we are looking for in this job posting, we understand that there may be attributes and abilities that aren't explicitly listed but could be a perfect fit for our team. We want to emphasize that you shouldn't hesitate to apply if you don't meet every requirement. We're enthusiastic about assembling a diverse team of individuals who bring various talents to the table. Your unique perspective and abilities may be just what we need to drive innovation and success. If you believe you have what it takes to thrive in our environment, we encourage you to apply.\nBenefits of working at Flexential\n Medical, Telehealth, Dental and Vision \n 401(k) \n Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) \n Life and AD&D \n Short Term and Long-Term disability \n Flex Paid Time Off (PTO) \n Leave of Absence \n Employee Assistance Program \n Wellness Program \n Rewards and Recognition Program \nBenefits are subject to change at the Company's discretion. \nWork Location Eligibility\nAt this time, we are only able to employ individuals who reside and perform work in states where the company is authorized to do business and maintain employment registrations. We are currently unable to consider applicants who reside or will perform work in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC. \nEmployees hired into Atlanta-area positions may be required to work onsite at least 30 hours per week, depending on business needs, role requirements, and assigned work location. Onsite expectations will be discussed during the hiring process.\nApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must reside in a state where the company maintains employment eligibility at the time of hire and throughout their employment. State eligibility may be subject to change based on business needs and regulatory requirements.\nFlexential participates in the E-Verify program. 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