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About the Role

Nscale is seeking a Data Center Security Assurance Manager to lead assessments of Nscale’s data centers and colocation sites, identify physical security gaps, and manage remediation. This role partners with site teams, colocation providers, and regional managers, and supports customer audits by preparing sites and serving as an on-site subject matter expert. The position strengthens audit readiness by ensuring controls are assessed, documented, and improved, translating findings into measurable remediation.

Responsibilities

Review customer and contractual physical security requirements and map them against controls.
Conduct onsite readiness assessments across owned data centers and colocation facilities.
Evaluate perimeter security, access control, CCTV coverage and retention, visitor and escort management, environmental controls, and operational procedures.
Identify control gaps and prioritize findings based on risk.
Produce clear, actionable findings for remediation.
Write structured, evidence-based audit reports.
Document observed controls, identified gaps, risk ratings, and specific remediation required.
Maintain a current, complete, and audit-ready site-level evidence library.
Ensure reporting is precise, specific, and consistent across sites.
Track remediation progress against findings.
Validate closure with appropriate evidence.
Escalate unresolved or systemic issues to leadership.
Feed confirmed findings back into the Policy & Standards function.
Support customer audits as the on-site physical security subject matter expert.
Brief site teams and colocation contacts ahead of customer visits.
Guide stakeholders on presenting physical security controls and remediation evidence.
Ensure sites are prepared for enterprise customer scrutiny and audit activity.
Travel regularly to data centers and colocation sites to perform in-person assessments.
Apply a consistent assurance approach across owned and provider-operated environments.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to assess controls.

Requirements

7+ years in physical security with demonstrated audit or assurance work in data center, critical infrastructure, or enterprise environments.
Experience conducting structured physical security assessments and rating risk consistently across sites.
Strong knowledge of data center physical security controls, including layered access control, CCTV standards, man-trap and tailgating controls, visitor management, and environmental monitoring.
Understanding of control ownership differences between Nscale-operated environments and colocation provider environments.
Experience participating in customer audits, either representing the audited party or conducting the audit.
Ability to produce structured, precise, and specific audit reports.
Familiarity with physical security requirements within ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, or equivalent frameworks.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly to data centers and colocation sites.
Preferred background in colocation or hyperscale data center environments.
Preferred familiarity with access control platforms, CCTV systems, intrusion detection, audit checklists or assurance frameworks, and ASIS certifications such as CPP or PSP.

Skills

Physical security
Audit
Assurance
Data center security
Critical infrastructure security
Enterprise security
Risk assessment
Access control
CCTV
Visitor management
Environmental monitoring
ISO 27001
SOC 2
NIST 800-53
Reporting
Evidence management
Remediation tracking
ASIS certifications (CPP, PSP)

Location

Data centers
Colocation sites

Work Type

Onsite assessments
Travel required

Experience Level

7+ years

Salary/Compensations

$175,000—$225,000 USD

Benefits

Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity)
Performance reviews every 12 months
Dynamic progression plan
Flexible workplace
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible paid time off
Parental leave
Retirement plan participation

About the Company

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI, providing cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and enterprise customers.
Nscale reduces the complexity of AI development, bolstering technical capabilities and supporting strategic business outcomes like cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
The company culture is based on relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, with a focus on trust, openness, and transparency.
Nscale is building the technology that powers the future.

Equal Opportunity

Nscale strongly encourages applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Nscale offers accommodations for specific situations.
The responsibilities outlined are not exhaustive and may include additional duties as assigned by management.