Director of Physical and Technical Security

Description

The Director of Physical and Technical Security leads CenCore's enterprise-wide physical and technical security programs. These programs cover corporate facilities, cleared government sites, and mission-critical environments. The Director sets security strategy, oversees access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, and related systems, and makes sure operations meet federal security regulations. The role is the subject matter expert for physical security systems, technical surveillance countermeasures, and facility protection. It also leads security teams and acts as the primary liaison with government customers, internal stakeholders, and executive leadership across domestic and international operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise physical and technical security strategies aligned with corporate risk posture and government contract requirements.
• Serve as the senior authority for physical and technical security policy, standards, and governance, and advise executive leadership on threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on RF architectural shielding and conduct RF attenuation testing.
• Provide expert guidance on access control, perimeter security, intrusion detection, video surveillance, alarm monitoring, and guard force operations.
• Ensure compliance with ICD 705, DoDM 5200.01, NISPOM, and agency-specific security directives, and support the accreditation and ongoing compliance of SCIFs, SAPFs, and other controlled facilities.
• Lead oversight of technical security systems, including IDS, CCTV, electronic access control, badging, and visitor management, and ensure secure integration with IT and cyber security teams.
• Coordinate technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) and vulnerability assessments as required.
• Conduct security risk assessments, site surveys, and vulnerability analyses, then develop corrective action plans and track remediation.
• Lead, mentor, and develop security managers, site security leads, and technical security personnel.
• Manage security budgets, vendor contracts, and system procurements, and support contract transition planning, startup security requirements, and steady-state operations.
• Act as primary liaison with government security officials, contracting officers, and customer representatives, support incident response and investigations, and deliver security briefings, audits, and executive-level reporting.