Senior Physical Security Architect

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of upleveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand. Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+. This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation. Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

Position Overview:
The Sr. Physical Security Architect will lead security designs for both standard facilities designed and deployed by Fleet Data Centers and engage in customer collaboration for deployments for cloud service and AI data centers. The scope includes design and deployment as well as life-cycle management of safe, secure, resilient, cost-effective security solutions. The Sr. Architect will collaborate across design disciplines including architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical systems to drive a comprehensive total data center solution that meets all security performance goals. As a subject matter expert, you will provide technical guidance, have a direct impact on the design of DC facilities, solve large-scale implementation issues, and be responsible for developing and communicating security design requirements to internal and external project partners. Design activities will include conceptual development through detailed design and construction documentation. Deployment oversight including system and sub-component test scripts for commissioning will confirm adherence to system design intent and documented performance criteria.

Subject matter expertise will be required and continually improved as it relates to new and innovative technologies and security measures. Evaluating and deploying the latest and greatest technology to achieve quantified business outcomes while considering cost and deployment timeline will drive industry-leading solutions for Fleet Data Centers standard designs. These designs will be the basis for consultative reviews and collaboration with our customers in cloud services, government, and artificial intelligence data center deployments. You should have a working knowledge of physical security principles and how that relates to practical application and real-world implementation of processes and measures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other internal and external customers to develop design standards, evaluate cost, risk, and benefits of designs, and facilitate design discussions.
• Lead designs (construction drawings and specifications) for physical security elements (cameras, access control, intrusion detection, fences, gates, etc.) for Datacenter projects.
• Translate designs through deployment and long-term operations with full life-cycle management. This is to include long-term planning and system upgrades as appropriate to track industry standards and make use of innovative technology advancements in sub-systems and components.
• Primary responsibility for technical direction including subject matter expertise and documented performance standards as they pertain to Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for physical security elements.
• Create security design scope of work for design RFPs. Work collaboratively with Procurement, Program Management, Construction, Operations, and all contributors to successful vendor management and contract execution to defined scopes of work related to physical security solutions.
• Review and direct the work of physical security engineering design consultants, test and commissioning services, and all relevant deployment oversight.
• Manage multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously on a regional and global basis.
Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants. Anticipated travel approximately 25%.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering field or equivalent additional ex