Director, Physical Security Design
Vantage Data Centers
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and execute the long-term strategy for the Physical Security Design program across all North American markets.
- Build, scale, and lead a high-performing team of design engineers and emerging technology specialists.
- Establish a unified, scalable, and standardized design methodology that supports rapid expansion across multiple simultaneous builds.
- Ensure all security design initiatives directly support the Physical Security Vision & Mission and organizational objectives.
- Provide thought leadership on new technologies, threat trends, and industry best practices.
- Own the creation, maintenance, and governance of all physical security design standards, templates, diagrams, Bill of Materials (BOMs), and programming matrices.
- Oversee version control, documentation governance, and controlled distribution of all design artifacts.
- Serve as the final escalation point and approval authority for all design decisions in North America.
- Ensure each campus design is delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with standards, client requirements, and regional codes.
- Partner with IT to ensure proper capacity planning for security networks, servers, storage, and platform infrastructure.
- Provide executive-level visibility of design workload, project prioritization, risks, and interdependencies.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in physical security design, engineering, systems architecture, or senior security program leadership.
- Demonstrated experience leading design programs or engineering organizations in complex, large-scale, multi-site environments.
- Deep expertise in access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, electronic door hardware, and security network architecture.
- Strong leadership capability with experience growing and managing high-performing technical teams.
- Proven ability to build standardized programs, workflows, and governance models.
- Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage simultaneous projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program with company match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
physical security designengineeringsystems architectureaccess controlvideo surveillanceintrusion detectionelectronic door hardwaresecurity network architecturedesign methodologyproject management
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationexecutive presencestakeholder managementteam managementgovernancestrategic planningproblem-solvingtime managementadaptability