Security Technician

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Lismore City Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Overtime opportunities

Career development

Training and certification

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Australia is seeking a skilled Security Technician to service, maintain, troubleshoot, and commission security systems across multiple sites in the Lismore region. This hands-on role combines field service, problem-solving, and customer communication.

You will work with experienced technicians to ensure systems are reliable, compliant, and performing to design specs, with travel within the region and a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a Security Technician or similar field service role.
• Trade qualification in Security, Electrical, HVAC, Electronics, Communications, or related discipline.
• Current NSW Security Licence.
• Experience in maintenance, fault-finding, repair and commissioning of security systems.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and service documentation.
• Strong communication skills and customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair electronic security systems across customer sites.
• Perform preventative maintenance and scheduled inspections.
• Deliver small to medium security system upgrades or modifications.
• Commission newly installed security systems and verify performance against design specs.
• Prepare quotations and recommendations for repairs and upgrades.
• Provide expert technical advice and build relationships with customers.
• Collaborate with subcontractors and project teams to ensure delivery.
• Maintain accurate service documentation and reports.
• Support a strong safety culture and ensure SHEMS compliance.

Skills

Security systems maintenance

Troubleshooting

Customer engagement

Safety-conscious

Education

NSW Security Licence

Trade qualification in Security/Electrical/HVAC/Electronics/Communications

Tools

Gallagher Security Management Systems

Building Management Systems (BMS)

Job description

Build a Career with a Global Leader in Smart Buildings

At Johnson Controls, we're transforming the way buildings operate. As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable building solutions, we help customers improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and protect critical facilities that communities rely on every day. Our technology and service solutions support some of Australia's most important environments, including healthcare facilities, data centres, universities, industrial sites, mining operations, pharmaceuticals, and commercial infrastructure. With more than 140 years of innovation and industry leadership, Johnson Controls combines world-class technology, premium service delivery, and a highly skilled technical workforce to create safer, smarter, and more sustainable buildings.

If you're an experienced Security Technician looking to work with market-leading technology, a diverse customer base, and a supportive team environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

Based in Lismore, you will be responsible for servicing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and commissioning security systems across a portfolio of customer sites. This is a hands-on position that offers a mix of service, technical problem-solving, customer engagement, and project delivery. Working alongside experienced technicians and industry experts, you'll play a key role in ensuring customers' critical security systems remain reliable, compliant, and operating at peak performance.

What You'll Be Doing

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair electronic security systems across customer sites.
• Perform preventative maintenance and scheduled system inspections.
• Deliver small to medium security system upgrades, modifications, and fit-out projects.
• Commission newly installed security systems and verify performance against design specifications.
• Prepare quotations and recommendations for repairs, upgrades, and system improvements.
• Provide expert technical advice and build strong relationships with customers.
• Collaborate with subcontractors, project teams, and service colleagues to ensure successful project delivery.
• Maintain accurate service documentation and reports.
• Contribute to a strong safety culture by identifying and addressing hazards and ensuring compliance with company safety standards.
• Achieve and maintain full compliance with Johnson Controls' Safety, Health & Environment Management System (SHEMS).

About You

We're interested in hearing from security professionals, electricians, HVAC technicians, communications technicians, fire technicians, and other technically skilled tradespeople with experience in building technologies and critical infrastructure environments.

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a Security Technician or similar field service role.
• Trade qualification in Security, Electrical, HVAC, Electronics, Communications, or a related discipline.
• Current NSW Security Licence.
• Strong experience in the maintenance, fault-finding, repair, and commissioning of security systems.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, and service documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused approach with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively.
• Willingness to travel within the region as required.
• Highly Regarded Experience with Gallagher Security Management Systems.
• Exposure to Building Management Systems (BMS) or integrated building technologies.
• Experience working in healthcare, industrial, commercial, government, or critical infrastructure environments.

Why Join Johnson Controls?

• Competitive remuneration package and overtime opportunities.
• Career development and ongoing technical training.
• Exposure to market-leading security and building technology solutions.
• Work across a diverse range of industries and critical facilities.
• Supportive team culture backed by a global organisation.
• Stable, long-term career opportunities with an industry leader.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Reference checks
• Pre-employment medical assessment
• Criminal history check
• Drug and alcohol screening

Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings

Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter.

A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for the bottom line. Better for the planet.

At Johnson Controls, we've been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world's largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.