# Security Lead, Deployment & Ops

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** New York, NY, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $280k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Electronic Security Systems, Physical Security, Data Center Security, Construction Document Review, Vendor Management, Post Orders, Guard Force Management, Security System Commissioning, Critical Asset Protection
**Posted:** 2026-05-25

> Own physical security end-to-end for greenfield hyperscale data center builds from groundbreaking through steady-state operations, managing guard forces, security systems deployment, and critical asset protection. Requires 10+ years data center security experience and deep ESS knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end physical security across a portfolio of greenfield data center campuses, from groundbreak through commissioning and into steady-state operations
- Define and enforce post orders for contract guard services, holding the force to a high bar of discipline and performance on every site; manage the vendor strategically
- Partner closely with engineering teams and trades to drive the seamless, on-schedule deployment of physical security systems
- Carry FluidStack's security commitments to our customers, making sure we hit every contractual milestone
- Design and execute site-specific strategies for secure material movement and the protection of critical assets throughout deployment and into operations

## Requirements
- 10+ years hyperscale data center security experience
- Comfortable working with trades and reading construction documents
- Deep knowledge of Electronic Security Systems
- Willing to travel 50%

## Nice-to-Haves
- 5 years security integrator experience
- Guard force experience
- Supporting certifications or accreditations such as ASIS PSP, CompTIA Network+

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