We are looking for talented professionals to be a part of a dynamic team. We place a focus on professionalism, kindness, integrity, and a high level of confidentiality, with the goal to deliver best in class service while providing a positive working experience for its staff.

Job Summary

The System Engineer, Physical Security will be responsible for designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting the access control (ACS) and video management systems (VMS) and related systems. Onsite project acceptance and documentation of new construction and retrofits and will be responsible for implementing systems / policies / procedures to maintain and improve the health and functionality of technical systems. Success in this role requires leadership, active planning, proactive communication, and collaboration across the org toward supporting the properties, end users and maintaining a secure environment. Must be a highly capable team member, but also work autonomously with minimal guidance. The highest level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information is required in addition to maintaining a high degree of professionalism.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Assist with the selection, installation, and maintenance of ACS and VMS as well as supporting related intrusion detection systems (IDS) and security subsystems such as Envoy, Amazon Workspaces, and GPS trackers.
Coordinate the installation of a wide range of ACS and intrusion detection systems, overt/concealed security cameras, and industry-standard and prototype security technologies.
Design, program, and oversee projects related to ACS, IDS, and video surveillance.
Review new project plans to ensure the scope meets designated requirements and standards.
Plan, organize, direct, and implement application upgrades, system upgrades, and migrations, including commissioning of new systems.
Maintenance of physical security-related aspects for both existing and new construction projects, testing, field verification of systems, and inspection of work in progress for compliance with standards.
Keep pace with new industry standards and technology; research and recommend new security-related hardware or software products, and provide assessments of their viability and use case.
Participate in physical security project meetings, problem-solving, and discussions of system and project-related issues; recommend security equipment and systems solutions.
Act as a primary point of contact for issues related to ACS and VMS programming; work closely with vendors to assure timely resolution of service issues.
Plan, organize, direct, and implement physical security-related projects, upgrades, system migrations, and commissioning.
Coordinate with general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, architects, and project managers to review and verify security designs.
Coordinate and apply security standards, confirming their integration into site drawings and security designs.
Educate members of the home team on physical security system operations and provide training and accompanying documentation.
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure policy, process, and systems are aligned to meet the needs of the programs.
Manage support agreements and licensing needs for related physical security systems.
Enhance security systems utilization to maximize responsive and informed monitoring and decision making by operations teams.
Participate and implement proof of concept system enhancements and approaches working with operations and security program management.

Leadership

Provide workflow definition and adjustments, technical oversight and documentation for Physical Security systems
Mentor and train other team members to improve understanding and improve processes.
Partner with operations on documentation of existing standards and project teams implementation of standards and best practices.

Hardware

Become familiar with electronic and mechanical locking systems related to basic access control and specialty applications including multi-point assemblies.