Data Center Physical Security Evaluator

Who We Are Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares Medical Insurance stipend paid annually 9 Company-Paid Holidays Generous Leave Policy + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year Professional Development Reimbursement Internet reimbursement Fitness membership reimbursement Company paid Wellable subscription Join Vultr Vultr is expanding its India presence and is building its first Global Integrated Operations Command Center (GIOC) in Chennai — the 24x7 nerve center for monitoring, triage, and first response across Vultr’s global cloud, systems, network, and security operations . We are seeking Systems Engineers to serve as the first line of response for Vultr’s systems estate — compute, storage, operating systems, and virtualization . This is a frontline operations role for engineers who thrive in a fast-paced, alert-driven environment and want to grow into deeper SRE, systems, and platform engineering careers. You must be comfortable working on a rotational shift model (24x7) — including nights, weekends, and holidays, to ensure we have full coverage. Role Overview Vultr is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Physical Security Evaluator to evaluate and strengthen physical security controls across its global data center facilities. This role is responsible for conducting risk-based security assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, validating the effectiveness of security controls, and driving corrective actions to closure . The position will assess critical security measures, including perimeter protection, access control, CCTV surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, and security guard operations. Working closely with global security teams, data center operators, third-party security vendors, and other stakeholders , the specialist will provide evidence-based assessment reports, track remediation progress, support security incident investigations and customer audits, and recommend improvements to Vultr’s physical security standards and processes. The ideal candidate combines practical physical security expertise with strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills , and is comfortable working independently and travelling domestically and internationally as required.. Key Responsibilities Conduct risk-based physical security assessments of data center facilities within the assigned region, using approved assessment plans, checklists, documentation reviews, interviews, and on-site inspections. Evaluate physical security controls, including perimeter protection, access control, visitor management, CCTV/video management systems, intrusion detection, alarm response, security control rooms, guard force operations, and access authorization processes. Review relevant security policies, procedures, site documentation, logs, incident records, and other evidence to determine whether controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively. Document findings with supporting evidence, assess potential business and security impact, and assign risk ratings in accordance with Vultr’s approved methodology. Work with control owners, data center providers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to agree remediation plans, owners, target dates, and escalation paths for identified gaps. Track corrective actions to closure, escalate overdue or material risks, and validate remediation e