Director of Campus Security

Nscale•Point Pleasant, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nscale is seeking a Director of Campus Security to establish and lead the physical security program for the Monarch campus in Mason County, West Virginia. This role reports to the VP, Global Physical & Data Center Security and serves as the senior Nscale security leader at Monarch. The Director will collaborate with various Nscale departments, including Global Physical & Data Center Security, Corporate Security, Safety, site leadership, engineering, construction, and operations, as well as external partners. This is a full-time, site-based leadership position requiring a visible, hands-on presence during the transition from construction to full operations. The goal is to build a mature, scalable security organization that protects the entire campus, integrates security across data center and generation environments, and ensures operational readiness as Monarch expands.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in physical security, critical infrastructure security, data center security, corporate security, military or law enforcement security, or a related field.
5+ years in a security leadership or management position.
Demonstrated experience managing security programs for large-scale or high-consequence facilities.
Experience managing contracted security organizations, security vendors, and external stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of access control, CCTV, biometrics, intrusion detection, perimeter security, and security operations.
Experience developing security programs from construction through operational readiness.
Strong risk assessment, incident management, crisis response, and written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence engineering, construction, operations, safety, facilities, and executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience securing hyperscale or AI data centers, power generation, substations, energy infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure is preferred.
Experience with Genetec or comparable enterprise platforms, ASIS CPP or PSP certification, relevant high-security experience, or a bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the campus security program, owning day-to-day operations and serving as the primary escalation point for significant campus security matters.
Establish site security policies, procedures, standards, governance, and operating protocols across Nscale-controlled areas.
Conduct regular security risk assessments, maintain a site-specific risk register, and drive mitigation strategies to completion.
Ensure campus security operations align with Nscale global standards and customer requirements.
Build and oversee the operational security organization, including staffing models, post orders, patrol procedures, access controls, incident response procedures, and escalation protocols.
Manage contracted security providers and service partners, setting measurable service levels and performance expectations.
Oversee the campus Security Operations Center or monitoring function, ensuring personnel are appropriately trained, equipped, and managed.
Lead security incident response, investigations, documentation, corrective actions, and regular performance reviews.
Apply appropriate security requirements across the data center, power-generation infrastructure, utilities, administrative areas, and supporting facilities.
Partner with Data Center Infrastructure, Engineering, Facilities, Safety, and Operations to identify and mitigate security risks.
Maintain effective security separation and access controls between data center, power, utility, administrative, and other campus areas.
Support the protection of generation assets, substations, interconnects, fuel and gas infrastructure, control systems, and associated facilities.
Partner with the Construction Security Program Manager to establish a structured transition from construction security to operational security.
Develop the operational security model before customer turnover and data center activation.
Validate staffing, procedures, technology, and systems before operational acceptance.
Oversee the transition of security technology from construction commissioning into operational ownership and close gaps before facilities go live.
Monitor the local threat environment and develop protective measures for trespassing, theft, vandalism, protest activity, unauthorized surveillance, workplace violence, and targeted threats.
Partner with Corporate Security, Threat Intelligence, and Security Design & Technology on emerging threats and operational requirements.
Oversee the performance, testing, maintenance, commissioning, upgrades, and lifecycle planning of access control, CCTV, biometrics, intrusion detection, perimeter detection, intercoms, and related systems.
Support customer audits and security reviews, maintain required documentation, track performance metrics and key risk indicators, and ensure corrective actions are completed.
Build, recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing campus security organization as Monarch scales.
Establish clear accountability across Nscale employees, contracted providers, and other security stakeholders.
Develop strong relationships with law enforcement, emergency management agencies, fire and emergency services, government organizations, utilities, infrastructure partners, and relevant community stakeholders.
Represent Nscale in relevant local and regional security matters and promote a culture of professionalism, accountability, readiness, and continuous improvement.