Security Officer – Data Centre
Brainotech IT Solutions GmbH · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Tailor my CV for this job — freeAbout the CompanyBrainotech IT Solutions is a global IT services and managed infrastructure company providing end-to-end enterprise technology solutions. The company specializes in supporting distributed organizations with scalable IT operations, field engineering, and infrastructure management.Role overviewWe are looking for a German Security Escort to accompany visiting engineers inside a secure data centre in Germany. This is a non-technical security role: you supervise access and stay with visitors at all times, but do not carry out any technical work.Key Responsibilities
- Meet visiting engineers on arrival and verify their identity and authorisation against the access list.
- Escort engineers to and from their work areas and remain with them for the entire visit.
- Ensure visitors only enter areas they are authorised for and follow site security rules.
- Record visitor entry, exit and activity in the site access log.
- Report any security incident, unauthorised access or rule breach to site security immediately.
- Act as the German-speaking point of contact between visiting engineers and on-site staff.
- Follow all data centre health, safety and confidentiality procedures.Mandatory requirements
- German, with working English to communicate with international engineers.
- §34a GewO qualification: Sachkundeprüfung (preferred), valid for security work in Germany.
- Ü1 security clearance (einfache Sicherheitsüberprüfung nach SÜG), either held already.
- Clean police clearance certificate (Führungszeugnis), issued within the last 3 months.
- Right to work in Germany.
- Reliable, punctual and able to stay alert during long or quiet shifts.Desirable
- Previous security experience in a data centre, KRITIS site, government building environment.
- Familiarity with access control systems and visitor management.
- Basic first aid or fire warden certificate.