Principal, Data Center Physical Security Systems Delivery

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities
• Technical Leadership and Standards
• Serve as the subject matter expert for physical security systems across data center construction projects.
• Define, review, and enforce technical standards for access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercoms, perimeter security, turnstiles, gates, mantraps, security monitoring, and related systems.
• Review security system designs, drawings, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, sequence of operations, and installation details.
• Ensure systems are designed for reliability, maintainability, scalability, cybersecurity alignment, and operational readiness.
• Identify design gaps, constructability issues, integration risks, and operational concerns early in the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance to internal teams, consultants, integrators, contractors, and vendors.
• Construction Delivery and Vendor Oversight
• Oversee vendor and contractor execution for physical security system installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Track vendor scope, schedule, resource planning, quality, and cost performance across assigned projects.
• Review change orders, scope changes, pricing assumptions, schedule impacts, and technical justifications.
• Cook up with construction managers, low-voltage teams, electrical contractors, general contractors, and security integrators to resolve field issues.
• Ensure vendor installations comply with approved designs, project specifications, OCI standards, local codes, and manufacturer requirements.
• Support project sequencing to align security system readiness with construction milestones, commissioning, and operational turnover.
• Security Systems Integration
• Cook up integration of physical security systems with data center operations, security operations centers, network infrastructure, BMS/controls, life safety systems, and facility management processes.
• Ensure access control, CCTV, alarm monitoring, intercom, and perimeter security systems are properly connected, configured, labeled, tested, and documented.
• Partner with network and IT teams to validate connectivity, device addressing, system availability, and secure deployment requirements.
• Support integration of security systems into centralized monitoring platforms and operational workflows.
• Validate that security systems support site-specific access, monitoring, incident response, and compliance requirements.
• QA/QC, Testing, and Commissioning Readiness
• Develop and support QA/QC processes for physical security system installation and acceptance.
• Review inspection records, test scripts, commissioning plans, device schedules, cable test results, system configurations, and closeout documentation.
• Participate in field inspections, system walkdowns, functional testing, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness reviews.
• Identify installation defects, configuration issues, incomplete work, documentation gaps, and turnover risks.
• Track punch list items and corrective actions through closure.
• Ensure completed systems are fully tested, documented, and ready for operational acceptance.
• Program Coordination and Cross-Functional Influence
• Act as the primary physical security systems liaison between construction, design, security operations, commissioning, procurement, networking, and facilities teams.
• Support development of project schedules, delivery plans, risk registers, readiness trackers, and executive reporting.
• Communicate security system status, risks, vendor performance, and decision needs to project leadership.
• Drive alignment across internal and external stakeholders to resolve blockers and maintain delivery momentum.
• Capture lessons learned and recommend improvements to standards, designs, vendor scopes, and delivery processes.
• Continuous Improvement
• Improve repeatability and efficiency in physical security system delivery across global data center projects.
• Support standardization of designs, device specifications, installation details, testing procedures, and turnover documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost, schedule, quality, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to evaluate new security technologies, deployment models, and field tools.
• Mentor internal teams and external partners on OCI security system standards and delivery expectations.

Requirements

• Required Skills and Experience
• Strong experience designing, delivering, or managing physical security systems in data centers, mission-critical facilities, large campuses, industrial facilities, or secure infrastructure environments.
• Deep technical knowledge of access control, CCTV/video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercom systems, perimeter security, badging systems, security networks, and security monitoring platforms.
• Experience reviewing construction drawings, security designs, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, device schedules, riser diagrams, and commissioning documentation.
• Strong understanding of low-voltage construction, structured cabling, pathways, device installation, labeling, testing, and system integration.
• Proven ability to manage security integrators, contractors, vendors, consultants, and cross-functional project teams.
• Experience supporting construction delivery from design coordination through installation, testing, commissioning, closeout, and operational turnover.
• Ability to identify technical risks, field issues, quality concerns, and integration gaps before they affect schedule or operations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with executives, engineers, construction managers, field teams, vendors, and security operations stakeholders.
• Experience with global security standards, regional code requirements, and secure facility operations.
• Knowledge of commissioning, integrated systems testing, operational turnover, and facilities acceptance processes.
• Experience working with general contractors, low-voltage contractors, security integrators, design consultants, commissioning agents, and owner’s representatives.
• Professional certifications such as PSP, CPP, PMP, RCDD, BICSI, Lenel/S2, Genetec, Avigilon, CCure, Axis, OSHA, or related credentials.
• Experience developing standards, templates, inspection checklists, test scripts, or delivery playbooks.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience delivering physical security systems for hyperscale data centers or cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with enterprise access control, video management, intrusion detection, badging, visitor management, and security operations platforms.
• Experience with global security standards, regional code requirements, and secure facility operations.
• Knowledge of commissioning, integrated systems testing, operational turnover, and facilities acceptance processes.
• Experience working with general contractors, low-voltage contractors, security integrators, design consultants, commissioning agents, and owner’s representatives.
• Experience with AI infrastructure campuses, high-density data halls, or mission-critical construction programs.
• Experience with professional certifications such as PSP, CPP, PMP, RCDD, BICSI, Lenel/S2, Genetec, Avigilon, CCure, Axis, OSHA, or related credentials.
• Experience developing standards, templates, inspection checklists, test scripts, or delivery playbooks.