Physical Security Enablement Senior Analyst

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Physical Security Enablement Senior Analyst

Job Summary

The Physical Security Enablement Senior Analyst is an experienced professional responsible for leading a diverse scope of security enablement projects and physical security issues within the Data Center.

Responsibilities

Processes

• Serves as the content contributor for the security teams and systems standard operating procedures (SOPs) while working on problems within a diverse scope.                                                                        

• Collects recommendations/input from cross-functional groups to keep SOPs  current

• Leads and authors a variety of technical security documentation including procedures, articles, reports, and/or user manuals

• Leads cross-functional teams and process rollouts within the Data Center and refines and assists the development and definition of security and business processes in the Data Center, proposes solutions for systematic process-related problems (e.g., security incident process)

• Makes suggestions for continuous improvement and supports implementation of changes and assists with process and maintenance adherence 

Project Management

• Leads the coordination and completion of security projects, sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, monitors and summarizes progress of project

• Plans and coordinates project scheduling, budgeting, administrative tasks, and leads the facilitating and conducting of meetings, takes down meeting minutes/action items, and performs follow-up, while utilizing experienced expertise

• Researches and analyzes data to evaluate operational difficulties, makes recommendations to solve problems, identifies, and monitors diverse issues that affect profitability, growth, and productivity,  manages lists, libraries and related workflow

Data Center Enablement

• Analyzes key performance indicators and proposes improvement recommendations to standardize/enhance processes

• Resolves experienced day- to-day physical security to multiple Data Centers, and lead Data Center Operations Security teams

Training

• Reviews and develops content for training materials

• Conducts security training for all sites in scope within the schedule

• Identifies training needs for stakeholders

• Responsible for regular and ad-hoc training (for example, new hire training)

• Develops industry knowledge

Systems Support

• Builds hands-on knowledge of security systems to resolve issues within a diverse scope

• Provides experienced security systems support for Data Center Operations on diverse issues and installation efforts

• Maintains currency of seasoned knowledge with respect to relevant state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems, including lifecycle analysis

• Leads and assists coordination of Single Point of Failure (SPOF) and End of Life (EOL) reviews, including performing site physicals, assessments and recommends remediation steps for resolving issues within a diverse scope

Design Engineering

• Implements both existing and new design methods and standards for new Data Center design engineering efforts

• Recommends alterations to d