Physical Security Specialist

Physical Security Specialist
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Initial Duration: 8 months
To establish, mature, and integrate Arm’s Physical Security capability within Enterprise Security — delivering a risk-based, intelligence-led function aligned to enterprise risk and converged with cyber security.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Establish and mature Physical Security capability within Enterprise Security.
• Support development of Physical Security strategy aligned to enterprise risk appetite.
• Develop Physical Security policies and standards:
• Zoning, access control, CCTV, PSOC, incident management
• Define Physical Security architecture and secure-by-design reviews. Providing strategic access control and identity management to ensure the right people have the right access to the right places, reducing insider and unauthorized access risk.
• Produce site assessment model, using a tiered approach and deliver assessment of top tier sites.
• Establish Physical SOC operating model, response playbooks, and escalation framework.
• Integrate physical incident response with cyber and crisis management.
• Lead Physical Security technology strategy and vendor governance.
• Deliver gap analysis and define target-state “what good looks like”.
• Provide executive reporting framework on physical risk posture.

Personal Attributes

• Strong strategic and operational Physical Security expertise.
• Ability to build structure in an evolving environment.
• Confident engaging senior stakeholders and influencing across teams.
• Able to translate physical risk into business and cyber context.
• Strong vendor management and delivery focus.
• Collaborative approach across Enterprise Security, Workplace and other key stakeholders.

Roadmap on the Business / Team

• Conduct detailed maturity assessment and gap analysis.
• Define future-state Physical Security Target Operating Model.
• Integrate physical risk into enterprise risk and intelligence processes.
• Mature PSOC and align physical–cyber incident response.
• Rationalize and modernize security technology stack.
• Improve detection through analytics and automation.
• Deliver transition from Workplace to Enterprise Security.
• Establish sustainable governance, reporting, and assurance rhythms.

Core Functional Capabilities

• Physical Security strategy and operating model design.
• Risk management and asset-tiering frameworks.
• PSOC design and incident management.
• Access control and CCTV platforms.
• Executive protection frameworks.
• Integration of physical controls with identity, SOC, and enterprise tooling.
• Vendor governance and contract oversight.

Qualifications/Accreditations

• Recognized Physical Security certification (CPP, PSP, CSMP desirable).
• Experience in multinational or technology-led organization.
• Familiarity with enterprise risk and compliance frameworks.
• Program / project management experience beneficial.