Data Center Physical Security Lead

About this role

WHO WE ARE

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. 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.

Vultr Cares

- Medical Insurance stipend paid annually

- 9 Company-Paid Holidays

- Generous Leave Policy + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

- Professional Development Reimbursement

- Internet reimbursement

- Fitness membership reimbursement

- Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr 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.

Role Overview

The 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.

The 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.

This 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.

The 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.

Key Responsibilities

Physical Security Operations

- Lead day-to-day physical security operations for assigned data center and critical infrastructure facilities.

- Serve as the primary on-site physical security point of contact for employees, contractors, customers, vendors, and facility partners.

- Enforce physical security policies, standards, procedures, post orders, and site-specific requirements.

- Oversee access control, visitor management, badge issuance, patrols, security monitoring, and protection of critical areas.

- Maintain effective controls to prevent unauthorized access, tailgating, piggybacking, and other physical security violations.

- Ensure security coverage and operational readiness during normal operations, maintenance activities, construction, and special events.

- Conduct routine security walkthroughs, inspections, and physical security assessments.

- Maintain accurate security documentation, logs, records, and shift handovers.

SECURITY TEAM & GUARD FORCE LEADERSHIP

- Lead and oversee contract security personnel and/or on-site security resources.

- Establish clear expectations for performance, professionalism, customer service, documentation, and adherence to security procedures.

- Partner with security vendors to ensure staffing, training, post orders, and service levels meet Vultr requirements.

- Monitor guard-force performance and address deficiencies through documented corrective actions.

- Support onboarding, training, drills, tabletop exercises, and ongoing security awareness activities.

- Ensure security personnel are prepared to respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies without unnecessary use of force.

SECURITY SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY

- Oversee the operational effectiveness of electronic physical security systems, including:

- Electronic Access Control (EAC)

- CCTV/Video Management Systems (VMS)

- Intrusion detection

- Alarm monitoring

- Biometric and multifactor access systems

- Intercom and related security technologies

- Review access, video, and alarm activity to identify anomalies, policy violations, and security trends.

- Coordinate preventive maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of security systems with integrators, vendors, facilities, and internal technical teams.

- Identify system deficiencies and recommend improvements to security technology, barriers, lighting, perimeter controls, and other protective measures.

- Support implementation and operational acceptance of new security technologies and site security systems.

RISK MANAGEMENT & PHYSICAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS

- Conduct regular physical security risk assessments, vulnerability reviews, and site walkthroughs.

- Identify security gaps and develop practical corrective and preventive actions.

- Track security findings through closure and verify that remediation is…