Physical Security Enablement Senior Analyst

Equinix, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. is seeking a Physical Security Enablement Senior Analyst to lead security enablement projects and address physical security issues across Data Centers.

You will drive SOPs, coordinate cross-functional teams, train sites, and manage security systems support, with emphasis on process improvements and reliability. Bachelor's degree is preferred, and experience with security systems is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Management, Business, or a related discipline preferred
• Proven years experience preferred
• Certification with a major security system manufacturer preferred

Responsibilities

• 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
• Resolves experienced day- to-day physical security to multiple Data Center's, and lead Data Center Operations Security teams
• 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
• 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
• Implements both existing and new design methods and standards for new Data Center design engineering efforts
• Recommends alterations to design, development, implementation and analysis to improve quality of products, new technologies, procedures, and/or efficiencies
• Provides drawing reviews of both internal and cross-functional designs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Management, Business, or a related discipline preferred

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world\'s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You'll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you\'re empowered to do your best work.

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 experiened 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 Center's, 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 design, development, implementation and analysis to improve quality of products, new technologies, procedures, and/or efficiencies
• Provides drawing reviews of both internal and cross-functional designs

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Criminal Justice, Management, Business, or a related discipline preferred
• Proven years experience preferred
• Certification with a major security system manufacturer preferred

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