Physical Security Compliance & Reliability, SME, EMEA

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About Vantage Data Centers Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. Physical Security Department The Physical Security Department for Vantage Data Centers EMEA is very hands on. In most cases, we manage, full-spectrum system specifications, site & system design, procurement, installation, configuration, maintenance of all network and server hardware and provide live-site physical security. We also work closely identifying & selecting trusted partner vendors and suppliers to learn about the latest technology changes so that we can make informed purchase decisions. We are always looking for ways to strike the best balance between human delivered physical security, technology, performance, and cost. Vantage Physical Security Department also participates in designing each of our new data center building's security infrastructure. If you like getting your hands dirty and helping to design, build and maintain Physical Security infrastructure in a modern data center, then come work at Vantage. We are expanding with many new builds! Position Description The Physical Security Compliance & Reliability SME is a pivotal governance and technical authority role within the EMEA Physical Security organisation. The role exists to provide independent compliance oversight, assurance, and technical authority across VDC construction projects and OPEX migration/remedial works ensuring physical security systems are delivered in accordance with approved designs, VDC standards, and recognised industry best practice. This role operates in close partnership with VDC Delivery teams and their appointed General Contractors, providing subject-matter expertise, governance oversight, and independent assurance across Physical Security scope. While day-to-day delivery and execution activities sit within the Delivery function, the SME supports delivery by offering technical guidance, compliance oversight, and quality assurance, helping ensure systems are delivered in line with VDC standards and are ready for commissioning and operational acceptance. The SME plays a critical role within the VDC Gating Framework, supporting projects from early design stages through commissioning and Ready for Service (RFS). The role provides technical input and assurance at relevant gates, confirming that Physical Security scope, design intent, and risk controls are appropriately defined, implemented, and verified. The SME acts as the VDC Physical Security technical authority for commissioning (Cx) activities, including system readiness reviews, witness testing, and validation against approved design specifications and standards. At a VDC Physical Security level, the SME is the final approver for commissioning execution outcomes and confirms whether Physical Security systems meet the defined criteria for acceptance into operational ownership. In this capacity, the SME serves as the VDC Physical Security authority for RFS acceptance, formally confirming that systems are compliant, commissioned, and fit for operational handover, or clearly identifying and documenting any gaps, risks, or constraints where acceptance criteria have not been met. The role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and tracking Physical Security governance artefacts, including master security work plans, gating inputs, commissioning readiness assessments, and risk registers. This includes tracking task dependencies, identifying early risks, and ensuring that deviations from scope, design, or schedule are formally raised and managed through the appropriate delivery and escalation channels. The SME monitors GC and delivery performance from a compliance and assurance perspective, providing VDC Delivery teams with expert guidance, challenge, and recommendations, but without assuming ownership of delivery actions. The role ensures that accountability for corrective actions remains clearly with delivery owners. Following RFS, the SME retains responsibility for the governance and trackability of Physical Security snags, defects, and residual risks identified during commissioning, audits, or early operations, ensuring visibility, accountability, and disciplined closure without assuming responsibility for remediation execution. The role also ensures lessons learned, best practices, and systemic issues are captured and fed back into VDC standards, processes, and future projects to improve predictability, quality, and risk management across the Physical Security portfolio. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, as the SME engages with Delivery, Operations, GCs, integrators, and senior l