Technical Security Projects Manager

Digital Realty; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job Description

Your role

The Technical Security Project Manager serves as the subject matter expert for implementing physical security standards and systems on projects within the region and will analyse physical security standards and system requirements and overlay these with business and DC site operations needs.
The Technical Security Project Manager identifies opportunities for efficiency, improvement of security standards and systems and the mitigating measures they are designed to achieve to support business objectives following the Global standards as set by the Global Security function.

What you'll do

• In collaboration with design & construction, security, and information security stakeholders; will work to ensure that consistent, effective, and appropriate physical security standards and systems are implemented.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and point of contact for physical security systems and their operational application and impact at a regional level.
• Monitors productivity of third-party consultants and assures key performance objectives are met.
• Supports third-party consultant design reviews, RFIs, and approvals at critical architectural design and construction milestone stages.
• Maintains strong relationships with internal IT, core technology and departmental stakeholder groups.
• Responsible for maintaining security system governance aligned with company, industry, legislative and regulatory standards across the regions.
• Supports setting organizational goals including internal project budget creation and tracking along with project implementation and/or oversight.

Security Project related responsibilities

• Responsible for the application of security standards for new build data centres projects and major system upgrades by directing 3rd party consultants and/or county level teams.
• Collaboration with Portfolio Security and DTEG to include physical security standards within Company design and engineering requirements.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates as assigned new installations and/or upgrades to existing security systems in accordance with established Global Security standards.
• Provisions on-boarding of third-party consultants including scope creation, vendor review, recommendations, and training.
• Develops project scopes of work and collaborates closely with external vendors to ensure physical security systems are implemented in an effective manner, on time and within budget.
• Uses effective project management techniques to prioritise and maintain multiple complex technology deployments.

What you'll need

• Formal project management qualification such as Prince2.
• Security certifications such as CPP, PSP preferred or current user certification with AMAG and/or Lenel.
• Experience and knowledge in access control, intruder detection, video management systems and other Security management system design, implementation and commissioning.
• Security management practices.
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects with varying degrees of complexity, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the data centre industry and 10 years of general project management experience.
• Experience in identifying opportunities and efficiencies for the benefit of operational and technological use.
• Has experience in effectively handing over projects and providing training programmes to support seamless transitions.
• Recent and relevant industrial physical security management experience, including the implementation and development of management systems within different countries.
• Has proven experience with Security tendering process.
• Has proven experience integrating multiple software platforms to create synergies.
• Has good time management skills.
• Solution oriented with a commitment to finding opportunities for efficiency gains and improvement.
• Exceptional planning and delivery skills.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.