Security Operations Specialist

Who We Are 

Core Scientific is a leading provider of infrastructure for high-performance compute in North America. Our mission is to accelerate digital innovation by scaling high-value compute rapidly, efficiently, and responsibly. We transform energy into high-value compute with unmatched efficiency at scale. Core Scientific is a publicly trade company (NASDAQ: CORZ). 

We power AI, HPC, and other next-generation data center workloads demanding exceptional computing power, in addition to our digital asset mining operations. Our footprint consists of 11 data center campuses across seven states, housing advanced infrastructure for our customers. 

What sets us apart? We have an entrepreneurial culture, a "can-do" and collaborative attitude, and we own and control our infrastructure. These strategic advantages enable us to maintain operational excellence, increase efficiency, and rapidly deploy cutting-edge innovations developed by our team of experts. 

Join us and accelerate your career alongside our groundbreaking journey. We seek smart, creative, and collaborative professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, result-driven environment. Ready to be part of something exceptional? Apply today and make an impact at Core Scientific.

The Job 

The Security Operations Specialist serves as a Watch Stander within Core Scientific's 24/7 Security Operations Command Center (SOCC), supporting the operational and technical functions of the organization's physical security program.

Specialists maintain continuous situational awareness across company facilities, monitor physical security systems, assess security and safety events, coordinate incident response, and provide technical support for the enterprise physical security platform.

The position combines security monitoring, incident management, security system administration, investigations, and first-line technical troubleshooting. Specialists are expected to take ownership of assigned incidents, communicate clearly, maintain accurate documentation, and develop technical proficiency through an internal academy program and ongoing qualifications.

This position works a rotating 12-hour schedule following a pitman rotation that includes alternating weekends, holidays, and scheduled days off.

Responsibilities

• Maintain continuous situational awareness across company facilities, personnel, physical security systems, and ongoing events.

• Monitor access control, video management, intrusion detection, alarm, environmental, and other security monitoring platforms.

• Identify anomalous activity, security concerns, system issues, and operational risks.

• Serve as a first point of contact for security, safety, and operational incidents.

• Assess and prioritize events based on life safety, severity, business impact, and operational risk.

• Coordinate incident response, communications, and escalation with site personnel, internal teams, leadership, first responders, and other stakeholders.

• Conduct detailed shift turnover briefings to ensure continuity between watches.

• Administer and support access control, video management, intrusion detection, credentialing, and related physical security applications.

• Process cardholder and credential requests, access changes, and other approved platform changes.

• Monitor application, system, and device health and identify degraded or abnormal conditions.

• Perform approved configuration management, firmware updates, system hardening, and other platform maintenance activities.

• Support investigations through video review, access-control research, event reconstruction, system data, and information gathering.

• Maintain accurate system configurations and support the ongoing reliability and security of the physical security platform.

• Provide first-line technical support for physical security systems, devices, and applications.

• Troubleshoot IP cameras, access control devices, intrusion systems, application services, credentials, connectivity, and system-health issues.

• Apply structured troubleshooting methods to identify whether issues originate within the physical security application, field device, server infrastructure, network, or another supporting technology.

• Resolve issues within the team's area of responsibility and escalate appropriately to internal technology teams.

• Provide clear technical findings, troubleshooting steps, and supporting information when escalating issues.

• Identify recurring problems, system deficiencies, and opportunities to improve reliability, performance, and supportability.

• Create detailed incident reports, troubleshooting records, operational logs, shift documentation, and after-action reports.

• Follow established procedures, playbooks, technical standards, and escalation processes while identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Participate in tabletop exercises, operational drills, system testing, technical training, and qualification activities.

• Complete initial qualification training and maintain required operational and technical proficiency through ongoing training and certification.

• Adapt to changes in customer requirements, service-level agreements, site needs, technology, procedures, and business operations.

• Apply lessons learned from incidents, exercises, and system issues to improve future performance.

• Contributes to the continued development, maturity, and scalability of Command Center operations.

• Foster open, respectful, and professional communication directly within the team as well as with co-workers, teammates, and leaders across the organization.   

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot problems using a structured and logical approach.

• Strong attention to detail and documentation.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities during high-tempo operations.

• Ability to remain calm and professional during critical incidents.

• Demonstrated curiosity, initiative, teamwork, and willingness to continuously learn.

• Comfortable working with enterprise software, computers, technical systems, and web-based applications.

• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Preferred

• Experience in a PSOC/GSOC, Command Center, emergency communications, dispatch, military operations, data center, IT help desk, NOC, systems administration, technical support, physical security systems, or other mission-critical operational environment.

• Experience with physical security platforms such as Genetec Security Center, C-CURE, LenelS2, Milestone, Avigilon, or similar systems.

• Experience with access control, video management, intrusion detection, credential management, or alarm monitoring.

• Foundational understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, DNS, DHCP, ports, and IP addressing.

• Experience with Windows systems, Active Directory, SQL, certificates, firmware, or enterprise application support.

• Experience troubleshooting networked devices or enterprise applications.

• Technical certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, vendor physical security certifications, or equivalent education are beneficial but not required.

Reports To
Sr. Manager, Security Operations

Location

Austin, TX; Onsite

Travel 

Minimal travel may be required as needed.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely utilizes standard office equipment, including laptop computers and smartphones. 

Physical Demands 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, and lift up to 20 pounds.

Position Type/ Expected Hours of Work 

This is a full-time position. Rotating Pitman (2-2-3) schedule consisting of 12-hour shifts, alternating two-day and three-day work periods, and every other weekend off. The schedule includes weekends and holidays as assigned.

Supervisory Experience (Yes or No)

No