- Company Name
- nLighten
- Job Title
- Senior Manager Physical Security Operations
- Job Description
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Job title: Senior Manager Physical Security Operations
Role Summary:
Lead the European Physical Security Operations team, managing the Security Control Centre and overseeing the implementation, operation, and improvement of physical security systems across multiple data centre sites.
Expectations:
- Execute the Director’s physical security strategy across Europe.
- Serve as senior subject‑matter expert for architecture, compliance, and incident response.
- Deliver consistent, ISO‑aligned security policies, procedures, and controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain standardized security policies and procedures aligned with ISO27001, ISO22301, SOC 2, PCI‑DSS.
- Own end‑to‑end management of access control, CCTV, intrusion detection, and SOC‑PSIM technologies across all sites.
- Commission, maintain, version‑control, and decommission security systems.
- Operate and oversee 24/7 Security Control Centre; manage incident response, event reporting, and escalation.
- Source, contract, and audit third‑party vendors and guard services; monitor SLAs and performance.
- Conduct site‑level risk and threat/vulnerability assessments; ensure regulatory and customer‑specific compliance.
- Maintain, test, and exercise emergency response, evacuation, and business continuity plans.
- Coordinate with Compliance, Real Estate, Construction, Legal, HR, IT, and Operations to embed security into all functions.
- Prepare executive dashboards on metrics, risk trends, system health, and project status.
Required Skills:
- 15+ years in physical security with 5+ years in multi‑site management.
- Proven design, implementation, and operations experience for enterprise‑grade access control, CCTV, and intrusion detection systems.
- Deep understanding of ISO27001, ISO22301, SOC 2, PCI‑DSS compliance requirements.
- Strong vendor procurement, budget stewardship, and performance monitoring.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional collaboration.
- Detail‑oriented, organized, proactive, and adept at distributed team leadership.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Engineering, Risk Management, or Real Estate.
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP) license.
Milton keynes, United kingdom
Hybrid
Senior
16-01-2026