Global Senior Manager - Data Center Security

GLOBAL SENIOR MANAGER – DATA CENTER SECURITY

THE ROLE:

At AMD, physical security is a critical part of protecting employees, infrastructure, intellectual property, and business continuity. As the Global Senior Physical Security Manager for Data Center Security, you will lead physical security planning and assurance for new data center builds, expansions, and major upgrades across AMD's global portfolio.

You will represent Physical Security throughout each project lifecycle, translating AMD requirements into design direction, reviewing plans, assessing sites, verifying installation, and leading commissioning and acceptance tests. You will document compliance, resolve deficiencies, and confirm that security systems and procedures are ready for operational handoff.

You will partner with Data Center Engineering, Facilities, Information Technology, Procurement, Legal, site operations, construction teams, consultants, and security integrators. You will also assess existing data center locations, identify gaps against AMD requirements, and drive practical, risk-based remediation plans.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate combines strong physical security judgment with hands-on experience in data centers, critical facilities, or other complex construction projects. You can interpret design drawings and specifications, assess security controls in the field, and turn test results into clear acceptance decisions and corrective actions.

You communicate effectively with executives, engineers, construction managers, operators, and suppliers. You bring disciplined project management, sound risk judgment, and the ability to hold teams accountable for AMD requirements while keeping projects moving.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own Physical Security requirements and assurance for AMD data center builds, expansions, renovations, and major system upgrades from project initiation through operational handoff.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation while integrating data center technologies, best practices, and operational procedures into AMD standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Translate AMD physical security requirements into project briefs, design criteria, scopes of work, and review checklists; trace each requirement to its design and verification evidence.
• Review site plans, design narratives, specifications, and submittals at each design and construction stage, including access control, CCTV/VMS, readers, request-to-exit devices, security rough-in, and other AMD-approved technologies. Assess coverage for perimeters, entrances, data halls, critical rooms, loading areas, and controlled routes.
• Coordinate security design with Data Center Engineering, Facilities, IT, network and electrical teams, fire and life safety, site operations, and project delivery partners to identify interface gaps early.
• Conduct data center security risk assessments and field reviews; evaluate the design, installation, operation, and resilience of controls against AMD requirements.
• Perform documented site walks at design, rough-in, installation, pre-commissioning, and turnover milestones; record observations, evidence, owners, and due dates.
• Develop and lead security commissioning and acceptance test plans, including functional tests for access control, alarms, CCTV/VMS, monitoring, communications, and required integrations.
• Verify installed systems operate as designed, are correctly configured, report to the intended monitoring point, and support approved response and escalation procedures.
• Maintain acceptance records, including test results, deficiencies, approved deviations, as-built drawings, equipment inventories, configuration records, training, warranties, and closeout documents.
• Manage security punch lists and corrective actions through closure; retest failed items and recommend acceptance or continued restriction of affected areas based on evidence.
• Review requested deviations from AMD requirements, assess risk and compensating controls, document decision owners and approvals, and track conditions through resolution.
• Coordinate security consultants, general contractors, construction managers, integrators, and suppliers; clarify deliverables, schedule dependencies, and accountability for security scope.
• Confirm readiness before turnover, including GSOC or site monitoring, alarm response, access administration, incident escalation, maintenance ownership, and operator training.
• Assess operating data center sites, prioritize gaps by risk, and drive remediation and portfolio reporting with accountable owners, milestones, and cost estimates.
• Travel domestically and internationally to support project reviews, site assessments, construction inspections, acceptance testing, and operational readiness.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Progressive experience in corporate physical security, critical infrastructure, data centers, or similarly controlled facilities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting data center or critical facility construction, expansion, renovation, commissioning, and turnover.
• Working knowledge of access control, CCTV/VMS, intrusion detection, alarms, security communications, and integrated systems testing.
• Ability to read and comment on architectural, electrical, low-voltage, security, and life-safety drawings, specifications, and construction submittals.
• Experience conducting physical security risk assessments, field inspections, functional acceptance tests, and deficiency closeout.
• Experience managing security consultants, contractors, integrators, suppliers, scopes of work, schedules, budgets, and service performance.
• Strong project management, documentation, issue escalation, stakeholder communication, compliance evidence, and executive reporting skills.
• Experience in semiconductor, cloud, colocation, advanced technology, or other environments with high-value infrastructure and intellectual property.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Preferred bachelor’s degree or equivalent to 5-7 years of experience in data center buildouts.
• PSP, CPP, PMP, or equivalent physical security, project management, or risk credentials are preferred.