Security Manager

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Does the thought of joining one of the fastest-growing, privately held data center companies sound exciting to you? Do you enjoy collaborating with team members to drive and operate some of the industry’s leading and most innovative infrastructure solutions?

At Aligned Data Centers , not only do we celebrate success across our platform, we celebrate the very teams that drive and support that success! Our culture is founded in passion, engineered from innovation, and driven by the pursuit of operational excellence. We are a company dedicated to driving positive change in the industry through continuous data center innovation, diversity and inclusion, and corporate sustainability.

We realize not only is providing a comprehensive benefits package important, but we also provide a generous 401k match with immediate vesting, free membership to Gympass which provides our employees a rich health and wellness benefit and competitive time off plan.  Giving back and having fun is important to our team whether it be serving our communities or employee and customer events.  Our Aligned DNA is what makes us unique and successful!

The Security Manager is responsible for the communication and implementation of security/operations programs, safety initiatives and associated processes and best practices to ensure a safe and secure environment for Aligned Energy and its’ customers. This person must have experience and the ability to create and develop cross-functional relationships with clients, vendors, and on-site security guards.  The position focuses heavily on physical security including security vendor management across a national region.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct responsibility for on-site security vendor performance interfacing with on-site security teams in multiple data centers across the US

Provide guidance on corporate physical security programs to staff, vendors, and clients identifying gaps and recommending corrective actions

Develop and maintain post orders and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure execution and enforcement of business conduct and integrity standards, employee safety and security, security investigations, crisis response, business continuity and security and government partnerships

Regularly communicate updates to internal stakeholders, vendors, and clients regarding incidents, emerging risks, and other matters that may impact data center operations, employees, vendors or clients

Monitor customer requests and ensure appropriate and timely response to tickets or incidents.

Perform security and vulnerability assessments

Function as technical support for Security staff

Lead investigations, reporting, and after-action work in response to policy violations or criminal activities.

• Establish and monitor performance metrics to determine security team effectiveness
• Assist with security budget and contract management
• Deliver training on security topics, assist in the coordination of security services to support planned and unplanned operations, and support incident investigation efforts
• Travel approximately 10 percent of the time in order to perform the above responsibilities at the multiple data center locations nationally, on-call availability 24x7
• Ability to make decisions and take responsibility for decisions effecting multiple sites within the data center fleet

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 + years of site/campus security management experience
• Planning, organizational, and motivational experience
• Project and program implementation and management experience
• Experience drafting SOPs in technical and non-technical formats
• Experience reporting on physical security and site administrative KPIs
• Experience presenting in formal and informal settings
• Experience with safety and emergency procedure protocols and regulatory interfaces
• Knowledge in physical security strategies, principles, standards, policies, and procedures
• Experience as an administrator responsible for security technologies including Video Surveillance, Access Control, and Incident Management Systems, Security Operations Centers