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With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.\nVultr Cares\nMedical Insurance stipend paid annually\n\n9 Company-Paid Holidays\n\nGenerous Leave Policy + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year\n\nProfessional Development Reimbursement\n\nInternet reimbursement\n\nFitness membership reimbursement\n\nCompany paid Wellable subscription\n\nJoin Vultr\nVultr is seeking an experienced Data Center Physical Security Lead person who will play a key role in protecting our data centers and critical infrastructure. As a Security Lead, you will oversee site-level physical security operations, lead security personnel and vendors, manage access control and surveillance systems, drive risk assessments and incident response, and ensure compliance with security standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen our security posture, support critical infrastructure projects, and maintain a safe, secure, and operationally ready environment. If you are passionate about security leadership, risk management, and protecting mission-critical infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.\nRole Overview\nThe Data Center Physical Security Lead is responsible for the overall physical security program and day-to-day security operations at assigned Vultr data center and critical infrastructure facilities. This role serves as the primary on-site security point of contact, protecting people, facilities, technology infrastructure, proprietary equipment, and other critical assets.\nThe Data Center Physical Security Lead combines hands-on security operations with program leadership, ensuring that security standards, policies, processes, technology, compliance requirements, and vendor performance are effectively implemented and maintained at the site.\nThis position will work closely with the Physical Security PMO, Data Center Operations, Facilities, IT, EHS, HR, Legal, Procurement, customers, colocation providers, security vendors, and other stakeholders. The role is expected to identify risks, drive corrective actions, support security projects, and ensure the site remains operationally ready and aligned with Vultr's physical security standards.\nThe ideal candidate is a hands-on security professional who can operate effectively in a critical infrastructure environment while also thinking strategically about risk, program maturity, technology, compliance, and continuous improvement.\nKey Responsibilities\nPhysical Security Operations\nLead day-to-day physical security operations for assigned data center and critical infrastructure facilities.\n\nServe as the primary on-site physical security point of contact for employees, contractors, customers, vendors, and facility partners.\n\nEnforce physical security policies, standards, procedures, post orders, and site-specific requirements.\n\nOversee access control, visitor management, badge issuance, patrols, security monitoring, and protection of critical areas.\n\nMaintain effective controls to prevent unauthorized access, tailgating, piggybacking, and other physical security violations.\n\nEnsure security coverage and operational readiness during normal operations, maintenance activities, construction, and special events.\n\nConduct routine security walkthroughs, inspections, and physical security assessments.\n\nMaintain accurate security documentation, logs, records, and shift handovers.\n\nSecurity Team & Guard Force Leadership\nLead and oversee contract security personnel and/or on-site security resources.\n\nEstablish clear expectations for performance, professionalism, customer service, documentation, and adherence to security procedures.\n\nPartner with security vendors to ensure staffing, training, post orders, and service levels meet Vultr requirements.\n\nMonitor guard-force performance and address deficiencies through documented corrective actions.\n\nSupport onboarding, training, drills, tabletop exercises, and ongoing security awareness activities.\n\nEnsure security personnel are prepared to respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies without unnecessary use of force.\n\nSecurity Systems & Technology\nOversee the operational effectiveness of electronic physical security systems, including:\nElectronic Access Control (EAC)\n\nCCTV/Video Management Systems (VMS)\n\nIntrusion detection\n\nAlarm monitoring\n\nBiometric and multifactor access systems\n\nIntercom and related security technologies\n\nReview access, video, and alarm activity to identify anomalies, policy violations, and security trends.\n\nCoordinate preventive maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of security systems with integrators, vendors, facilities, and internal technical teams.\n\nIdentify system deficiencies and recommend improvements to security technology, barriers, lighting, perimeter controls, and other protective measures.\n\nSupport implementation and operational acceptance of new security technologies and site security systems.\n\nRisk Management & Physical Security Assessments\nConduct regular physical security risk assessments, vulnerability reviews, and site walkthroughs.\n\nIdentify security gaps and develop practical corrective and preventive actions.\n\nTrack security findings through closure and verify that remediation is effective.\n\nApply layered security and defense-in-depth principles to site protection.\n\nEvaluate changes to site operations, construction, equipment, occupancy, or customer requirements for potential physical security impacts.\n\nEscalate significant risks and unresolved security issues to the Physical Security PMO Lead and appropriate stakeholders.\n\nIncident Management & Emergency Response\nServe as the primary security escalation point for physical security incidents at the assigned site.\n\nLead or support response to security incidents, unauthorized access attempts, suspicious activity, security system failures, alarms, facility emergencies, and physical security breaches.\n\nAct as security incident commander when required and coordinate with internal stakeholders, emergency services, law enforcement, and facility management.\n\nSupport emergency response, evacuation, lockdown, shelter-in-place, business continuity, and crisis management procedures.\n\nConduct or support incident investigations and produce clear, timely, and accurate incident reports.\n\nIdentify root causes and track corrective actions resulting from security incidents.\n\nParticipate in emergency drills, tabletop exercises, and incident-response testing.\n\nCompliance, Audits & Security Documentation\nMaintain site compliance with applicable physical security requirements, customer obligations, contractual requirements, and industry frameworks.\n\nSupport compliance requirements associated with SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST controls, NIST 800-88, MSA requirements, and other applicable standards.\n\nPrepare and maintain documentation and evidence required for internal, customer, and third-party audits.\n\nConduct periodic access reviews and recertification of physical access rights.\n\nMaintain accurate records related to badges, visitors, incidents, security inspections, system testing, corrective actions, and security personnel.\n\nIdentify audit findings and coordinate remediation through closure.\n\nVendor & Colocation Management\nManage day-to-day relationships with contract security providers, security technology integrators, and other physical security vendors.\n\nEstablish and monitor vendor performance against contractual requirements, SLAs, KPIs, and Vultr security standards.\n\nPartner with colocation and facility providers to ensure building, perimeter, and shared security controls adequately protect Vultr assets and operations.\n\nParticipate in vendor performance reviews, issue resolution, and corrective action planning.\n\nEscalate vendor or facility security deficiencies when appropriate.\n\nSecurity Projects & PMO Support\nPartner closely with the Physical Security PMO Lead on security projects, site deployments, upgrades, and program initiatives.\n\nProvide site-level operational requirements and subject-matter expertise for physical security projects.\n\nSupport project planning, implementation, testing, commissioning, and operational handoff of security systems and infrastructure.\n\nReview project designs, security drawings, technology deployments, and proposed security solutions for operational suitability.\n\nIdentify site-specific security risks or requirements that may not be captured in standard security designs.\n\nParticipate in project meetings with internal teams, customers, contractors, integrators, and facility partners.\n\nTrack site security actions, dependencies, risks, and deliverables through completion.\n\nHelp ensure new or modified facilities meet Vultr physical security standards before operational handoff.\n\nAsset, Shipment & Media Security\nSupport secure receipt, verification, staging, and handling of inbound technology equipment and critical components.\n\nVerify shipments against applicable manifests, bills of materials, or documentation.\n\nMaintain appropriate records within asset tracking or IT asset management systems.\n\nEnsure equipment and sensitive materials are appropriately secured while awaiting deployment.\n\nMaintain knowledge of and enforce applicable media storage, handling, and destruction procedures.\n\nCoordinate with appropriate teams regarding secure media destruction and documentation.\n\nReporting & Metrics\nProvide regular security status updates to the Physical Security PMO Lead and relevant site stakeholders.\n\nDevelop and maintain site security metrics, including incidents, vulnerabilities, corrective actions, system availability, access reviews, audit findings, and vendor performance.\n\nProduce clear and concise incident reports, risk assessments, security summaries, and management reports.\n\nIdentify trends and recommend 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