Physical Security System Specialist
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Job Location:
Abilene, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Physical Security Systems Audit & Governance Specialist
This role is a hands-on specialist responsible for auditing validating and governing enterprise physical security systems with a primary focus on access control and video management platforms (e.g. Lenel OnGuard Milestone or comparable systems). The position blends deep back-end physical security engineering expertise with program/project management and vendor governance to ensure systems are correctly designed configured documented and delivered to enterprise standards.
The specialist will oversee security integrator performance validate quality and completeness of system implementations manage milestones and provide executive-ready reporting on progress risks and performance metrics.
Key Responsibilities
Audit & Validation
- Conduct detailed configuration audits of enterprise access control and video management systems including badging readers panels cameras storage and alarms.
- Verify database configuration elements such as access levels badge templates time zones schedules linking camera recording policies retention settings redundancy and failover.
- Validate cybersecurity hardening and system configurations in alignment with internal standards and industry best practices.
- Partner with IT teams to review and validate network and server configurations including ports certificates encryption backups redundancy and patch levels.
- Perform site acceptance testing (SAT/FAT/UAT) and spot checks to confirm functional requirements exception handling and system performance.
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure integrator work complies with internal security policies engineering standards and applicable compliance frameworks (e.g. NIST ISO/IEC 27001 SOC controls privacy requirements).
- Maintain complete auditable documentation including as-builts configuration baselines test scripts acceptance criteria change logs and approved waivers.
- Support security risk assessments identify configuration gaps or deficiencies and drive corrective actions through to resolution.
Program & Project Management
- Build and maintain integrated schedules tracking configuration completion dependencies risks and milestones across multiple sites and concurrent projects.
- Lead regular progress reviews with security integrators managing punch lists defects remediation plans and delivery timelines.
- Coordinate closely with Corporate Security IT Facilities and Project Management Offices to plan cutovers migrations upgrades and new deployments with minimal operational disruption.
Performance Reporting & Metrics
- Define track and publish KPIs and SLAs for integrator performance (e.g. first-pass yield defect density rework rates cycle time schedule adherence on-time delivery).
- Develop dashboards and executive-level updates summarizing program status risks and trend analyses.
- Benchmark vendor performance across regions and providers; recommend and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as a subject matter expert for back-end physical security engineering concepts integrations and API-based data exchanges between systems.
- Advise on standards for system architecture naming conventions access level design camera codec/bitrate/retention strategies storage sizing and disaster recovery planning.
- Support long-term roadmap planning for platform upgrades consolidation efforts and future deployments.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise physical security systems with strong emphasis on access control and video management platforms (e.g. Lenel OnGuard Milestone or comparable systems).
- Strong back-end configuration and engineering knowledge including databases networking fundamentals Windows Server environments and digital certificates.
- Proven program or project management experience supporting multi-site deployments and vendor delivery including schedule risk and change control.
- Hands-on experience auditing and validating physical security system configurations.
- Ability to generate metrics reports and executive-ready summaries; proficiency with Excel and at least one BI or reporting tool (e.g. Power BI Tableau).
- Strong vendor management skills with the ability to hold integrators accountable to quality cost and schedule expectations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong documentation discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
(Highly desired not required)
- Industry certifications such as Lenel OnGuard Milestone (MCDE/MCIT) ASIS PSP or CPP PMP or PgMP ITIL CISSP or Security.
- Experience using tools such as Confluence or Jira for change and incident tracking and MS Project for scheduling.
- Familiarity with scripting or APIs for data extraction and validation (e.g. PowerShell Python REST APIs).
- Knowledge of security privacy and compliance frameworks including security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles.
Working Environment
- Fast-paced multi-project enterprise environment supporting critical security infrastructure
- Regular collaboration with cross-functional teams and external vendors
- Combination of strategic oversight and hands-on technical validation
- May require travel or site visits depending on project scope
Securitas is committed to diversity equity inclusion and belonging in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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Physical Security Systems Specialist / Securitas Security/ Abilene TX / TXDPS License #B03946
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