As our Data Center Security Manager (m/f/d) you will provide functional expertise, leadership, and guidance to local site management. You will fully manage the in-house security personnel and are in charge and fully accountable for the day-by-day security operation at respective site(s). As our Data Center Security Manager you will be based in Frankfurt and responsible for the Frankfurt and Rhine-Ruhr regions.
What you will do
* Be responsible for general Data Center Security Operation
* Assist in or leads security projects
* Assist alongside Central Security in Process development, design, and implementation
* Work closely alongside regional and central Security counterparts to develop, maintain and improve the operational standards
* Oversee arrangements between internal departments to ensure that all security aspects are correctly transitioned from a project’s construction phase to a live facility
* Support site personnel during incidents and act as an escalation point where necessary
* Coordination of customer specific security demands/requests
* Support of internal/external audits
* Support Operations, Sales and Customer Management with customer requests and attend meetings where necessary
* Play an integral role in the local team and provide support and statistics to colleagues to help identify trends and implement improvement plans
* Support and advice during construction/tenant fit out
* Be responsible for the training and development of security staff
* Control budgets for security operations
* Management of all security Personnel
* Produce Monthly Security reports as required by line Management
* Identify the security Faults/issues of Security systems and take appropriate measures to resolve them including the planning of regular maintenance and remedial fixes
* Undertake On-Call duties as required by the business
* Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management
What we are looking for
* Several years of experience in the security industry, ideally within Data Center Security and/or critical infrastructure, corporate security
* Fluent in German and English
* Ideally familiar with Data Center industry security standards and accreditations and/or in other critical infrastructure areas
* Solid experience with up-to-date security technology such as access control systems, CCTV, Fire Suppression & Detection
* Experienced leader and people manager
* Strong security policy and procedure knowledge and background
* Solid background in managing medium to large security operations
* Experience in a multi-cultural environment
* Ability to develop and produce meaningful security metrics
* Strong ability to prioritize excessive workloads
* Demonstrable skills in leadership, management, relationship-builder and collaboration
* Ability to adapt and guide teams through dynamically changing environments
* Self-motivation and an ability to use one’s own initiative