Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and quantify (using established processes and procedures) physical security issues at proposed critical infrastructure sites. Participate in the collaborative process of selecting the most appropriate existing datacenter facility or brownfield/greenfield site upon which to build or lease as required.
• Identify, evaluate, and quantify (using established processes and procedures) physical security issues at datacenters acquired through acquisition or other business ventures. Drive the processes to ensure physical security measures at newly acquired facilities are identified and appropriately remediated in accordance with minimum physical security baseline requirements.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for datacenter physical security supporting high visibility needs of the business in a variety of special projects. These unique projects often involve expedited deliverables, operational agility, and require top quality deliverables covering both the consulting and operations functions.
• Conduct and support physical security threat/risk assessments (using established processes and methodologies) at new and existing sites to ensure evolving threats and conditions remain appropriately addressed by the physical security program as deployed/operated.
• Contribute new content and expertise to the continuing evolution of existing physical security processes and procedures that produces valid trustworthy results, supports the goals of the business, and removes as many subjective elements as possible.

Qualifications

Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills required for preparing clear, concise and grammatically correct materials and communicating information effectively to others.
• Expert project management and time management skills.
• Action oriented with a passion for getting things done quickly, efficiently, and properly.
• Strong cross-group collaboration and relationship management skills including creating, directing, participating, supporting, and/or coordinating virtual teams to achieve deliverables.
• Comprehensive understanding of the physical security discipline, focusing on consulting and operations areas.
• Ability to develop, and maintain security related processes, procedures, program baselines, training, and improvement plans.
• Ability to document and improve work processes in order to make workflow more efficient and productive.
• Ability to contribute to other pillars of the Physical Security program including consulting, operations, and program support by active collaboration, feedback, and support.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance while being a team player able to effectively manage a demanding workload across geographic and organizational boundaries.

Basic Qualification

• 5+ years of experience successfully managing security programs in a corporate, law enforcement or government operations program role.
• Willingness to travel frequently in both planned and unplanned scenarios.

Preferred:

• Experience as a security advisor in corporate, public or private security.
• Experience with datacenters or other critical infrastructure facilities preferred.
• Industry security certification such as CPP highly desirable.
• Experience with or exposure to regulatory and industry compliance frameworks and audits (e.g. ISO27001, PCI, HIPAA, SOC, FedRAMP).
• Experience providing risk/threat assessments at the strategic and tactical level, demonstrating critical thinking and exceptional judgement in information analysis and problem solving.
• BS or BA in security or related discipline, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience with third-party contracts and statements of work related to physical security.

Background Check Requirements: 

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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