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Physical Security Specialist
Location
Texas
Posted
168 days ago
Salary
$65K - $70K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Physical Security Specialist
Control Risks
• Control Risks is looking to bring on a consultant as a part of an embedded project with a top tier client of ours in the tech industry. • This role will conduct onsite operational security assessments of the client’s data center facilities within North America. • The Consultant will travel to the client’s facilities to conduct detailed interviews with facility stakeholders and perform a physical site assessment to ensure compliance with existing security standards and requirements. • Utilize the client’s existing standards to assess compliance with physical, technical, and operational security requirements • Conduct interviews with a wide array of security stakeholders to determine the operational security practices in place at each facility • Ensure findings are collected and presented in a clear and consistent manner to facilitate reliable analysis across a high volume of sites • Provide clear and consistent recommendations regarding security policies and practices • Maintain technical proficiency in the security industry, sharing knowledge throughout the firm and enhancing the department's current document templates and methodology • Continuously enhance client relationships through consistent delivery of high-quality reports and professional presentation
Job Requirements
- 1-3 years of work experience in a global security organization or consulting firm, or equivalent military or law enforcement experience
- Familiarity with physical security technologies including access control measures, video surveillance systems, and intrusion detection systems
- Understanding of physical and operational security principals including defense-in-depth design, standard operating procedures, and incident management practices
- Ability to successfully produce quality deliverables including well written reports and professional oral delivery of assessment findings and recommendations
- Ability to travel 50-60% of the time and on short notice
- Exceptional written and interpersonal communications skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Proven verbal presentation skills
- Committed, enthusiastic and with a ‘can do' approach
- Confident, solution oriented and with a positive attitude
- A high level of integrity and discretion
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills
- A large degree of flexibility with regards to work schedule and peaks in work intensity
- Collaborative team player
Benefits
- Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
- We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance
- Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
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