Data Center Physical Security Lead

What is this role?

Data Center Physical Security Lead at Vultr is a On-site, FullTime role based in Chennai, India.

How do you apply?

Apply directly on Vultr's careers site using the official application link below. HostList does not accept applications; we mirror listings from public ATS feeds updated weekly.

Full job description

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 effective.

- Apply layered security and defense-in-depth principles to site protection.

- Evaluate changes to site operations, construction, equipment, occupancy, or customer requirements for potential physical security impacts.

- Escalate significant risks and unresolved security issues to the Physical Security PMO Lead and appropriate stakeholders.

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT & EMERGENCY RESPONSE

- Serve as the primary security escalation point for physical security incidents at the assigned site.

- Lead or support response to security incidents, unauthorized access attempts, suspicious activity, security system failures, alarms, facility emergencies, and physical security breaches.

- Act as security incident commander when required and coordinate with internal stakeholders, emergency services, law enforcement, and facility management.

- Support emergency response, evacuation, lockdown, shelter-in-place, business continuity, and crisis management procedures.

- Conduct or support incident investigations and produce clear, timely, and accurate incident reports.

- Identify root causes and track corrective actions resulting from security incidents.

- Participate in emergency drills, tabletop exercises, and incident-response testing.

COMPLIANCE, AUDITS & SECURITY DOCUMENTATION

- Maintain site compliance with applicable physical security requirements, customer obligations, contractual requirements, and industry frameworks.

- Support compliance requirements associated with SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST controls, NIST 800-88, MSA requirements, and other applicable standards.

- Prepare and maintain documentation and evidence required for internal, customer, and third-party audits.

- Conduct periodic access reviews and recertification of physical access rights.

- Maintain accurate records related to badges, visitors, incidents, security inspections, system testing, corrective actions, and security personnel.

- Identify audit findings and coordinate remedi