Senior Physical Network Security Engineer
Role summary
This Senior Physical Network Security Engineer role focuses on designing, validating, and improving physical security architectures for clients. The engineer will review access control, video surveillance, and related infrastructure, define global security standards, and identify/mitigate risks. Responsibilities include assessing legacy systems, ensuring security requirements are integrated into design documents, and supporting integration with IT systems. The role requires extensive experience in physical network security planning and consulting, with a strong understanding of security principles and technologies. The position is remote, based in Dallas, TX, with a salary range of $100,000-$125,000 annually.
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- Review and validate customer's current physical security architecture, including:
- Access control platforms (e.g., CCure/Phoenix direction),
- Video surveillance systems (e.g., Axis), and
- Door hardware, sensors, and supporting infrastructure.
- Assist in defining global physical security standards, including:
- Reference architectures,
- Technology stack alignment, and
- Design principles for scalability and resiliency.
- Identify known gaps, limitations, or risks in current platform selections and recommend mitigations or improvements where appropriate.
- Support assessments of:
- Legacy customer locations to determine standardization needs and
- Legacy customer locations to identify upgrade, replacement, or remediation requirements.
- Review existing site conditions, system configurations, and integration points.
- Provide technical input into prioritization and remediation strategies.
- Review construction and design documents to ensure physical security requirements are incorporated early.
- Provide technical guidance to ensure consistency across new locations globally.
- Support integration planning between physical security systems and the following:
- Enterprise networks,
- Identity and access management processes, and
- Human Resources systems for employee lifecycle events.
- Validate that physical security designs align with IT security, network, and compliance requirements.
- Provide technical review of vendor designs, proposals, and implementation approaches.
- Validate that integrator solutions meet customer’s standards and architectural requirements.
- Assist in troubleshooting complex technical issues during deployment.
- Provide remote design reviews, architecture validation, and technical advisory support.
- Support customer’s internal technical lead who is actively working on system design.
Roles & Responsibilities
- A minimum of 15 years of experience in physical network security technology planning, design and consulting services to private sector.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in technology fields preferred.
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
- Professional or technical certification in physical security or networking technologies.
< div>Salary Range: $100,000-$125,000 a year
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Location
Dallas, TX
Job Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Senior Security Engineer
Job Id
405804
Desired Skills
Network Security
Salary Range
$100,000-$125,000 a year