Lead, Data Center Security Operations

Anthropic

. Own a region of North America data center security operations program across owned and colocation sites .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $405,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own a region of North America data center security operations program across owned and colocation sites
Partner with data center build and engineering teams on new-site design and activation, ensuring security scope is defined, delivered, and turned over to operations cleanly
Lead the regional vendor portfolio such as integrators, guard-force providers, and general contractors with meaningful budget and SLA ownership
Author and maintain the policies, standards, and SOPs that govern physical security in the region, keeping them aligned with company-wide frameworks
Lead physical security incident response and investigations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience operating physical security at hyperscale or at a major colocation operator across multiple sites
Leading the security scope on new-build data center projects from design through construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations
Worked across both owned data centers and colocation space, and understand how the operator/tenant dynamic changes your controls, vendors, and incident response
Author physical security policies, standards, and SOPs that get adopted and followed
Drive security outcomes through cross-functional partners (infrastructure, construction, real estate, compliance, legal)
Manage a real vendor portfolio, integrators, guard force, general contractors with SLAs, budget, and performance accountability
Adapt well when design and strategy shift mid-stream and can re-scope a program without losing momentum
Calibrate security to business reality and can explain when choosing not to apply a control and why

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Flexible working hours
Generous vacation and parental leave
Remote work options
Equity donation matching

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Hard Skills & Tools

physical security operationssecurity policy authoringincident responsevendor managementbudget managementSLA managementdata center designconstruction oversightcommissioningprogram scoping

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional collaborationadaptabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingaccountabilitynegotiationinvestigative skillsorganizational skills