Senior Security Programs & Assurance Lead - Data Centers

AirTrunk; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk in Sydney seeks Associate Director, Security Programs & Assurance to lead governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of data centre security designs across projects. You will manage a regional team, provide technical SME leadership, collaborate with cyber security teams, and drive standards, compliance, and risk mitigation across APAC and beyond.

This role requires 10+ years in physical security, qualifications, travel flexibility, and a track record of design assurance

Qualifications

• 10+ years in physical security, security engineering, or data centre environments.
• Tertiary and/or industry qualifications in security or a related field.
• Experience reviewing and approving complex physical security designs.
• Strong knowledge of risk management strategies and threat vulnerability assessment.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise physical security systems and technologies.
• Experience managing external design consultants and system integrators.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel across APAC and other locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, quality assurance, and improvement of physical security designs.
• Provide oversight to ensure designs meet standards, regulatory obligations, customer requirements.
• Establish security design review framework for new builds, expansions, and major upgrades.
• Coordinate lifecycle management of security technologies and cyber security integration.
• Manage regional Security Program Managers and external vendors as SME leader.
• Prepare reports for Executive Leadership on security design risks and portfolio performance.
• Influence decision-making across stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Security governance

Design assurance

Stakeholder management

Cyber security

Leadership

Risk assessment

Project governance

Education

Security qualifications

Tools

CCTV systems

Access control systems

Perimeter security

Job description

AirTrunk in Sydney seeks Associate Director, Security Programs & Assurance to lead governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of data centre security designs across projects. You will manage a regional team, provide technical SME leadership, collaborate with cyber security teams, and drive standards, compliance, and risk mitigation across APAC and beyond.

This role requires 10+ years in physical security, qualifications, travel flexibility, and a track record of design assurance