Director, Corporate Security

It’s exhilarating to find yourself at a pivotal moment in history— and even more so to be leading the way. At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today’s dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers’ most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud technologies fuel the demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader. We are committed to connecting the globe for good. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting‑edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact.

As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission‑driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we’re achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q‑Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q‑Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

The Director, Corporate Security will provide platform‑level management of the security department that keeps employees safe and world‑class technologies and facilities secure. This role will be focused on standardizing the QTS security posture to include the protection of physical assets, technology, facilities, equipment, products, and services with an emphasis on supervising security professionals and contract employees. This role is responsible for QTS domestic and future overseas security operations reporting to our SVP, Corporate Security.

On‑site work hours are required to support a 24X7X365 data center environment and is not eligible for remote and/or hybrid work.

• Directly manage and lead the Regional Security Managers
• Assist with the hiring of new Security Managers across the QTS enterprise
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, Basis of Designs (BODs), and standards to ensure execution of Portfolio Physical Security strategies to include enforcement of business conduct and integrity standards, employee safety and security, investigations, crisis response, business continuity, and government partnerships across all QTS sites
• Regularly communicate updates to key partners on incidents, emerging risks, and other issues that may impact QTS’s data center operations, employees, or vendors
• Partner with Facilities and other QTS business units to identify safety and security deficiencies, and develop customized policies and procedures to gain compliance with regulations internal and external to QTS and evaluate risks that carry a significant risk to QTS’s data center(s)
• Manage the election of vendors providing guard force and penetration testing services, and maintain close partnerships with cross‑functional teams to ensure a secure working environment
• Establish and monitor performance metrics to determine team effectiveness
• Deliver training on security topics, assist in the coordination of security services to support planned and unplanned operations, and support incident investigation efforts
• Participate in security audit and compliance controls such as ISO 17799, ISO 27001 Frameworks, HITRUST, SOX, SOC 1 & 2, and relevant PCI requirements
• Knowledge and familiarization with Local Emergency Response…