Lead Commissioning Engineer - Enterprise Security Systems

Amida Consulting Solutions Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Consulting Solutions Ltd. seeks a Senior Commissioning Engineer to take on full technical ownership of commissioning activities for large-scale, integrated security systems.

The role focuses on data centres and mission-critical environments, with leadership across CCTV, access control, PSIM, and intrusion systems. You will produce and manage commissioning plans, coordinate with clients and IT teams, and ensure robust testing and handover.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior/Lead Commissioning Engineer for enterprise security systems.
• Experience in data centre or mission critical environments.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to obtain data centre security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning strategy, sequencing, and delivery for complex security projects.
• Act as senior technical authority on site during commissioning, testing, and handover.
• Commission CCTV, Access Control, PSIM and intrusion systems, including IP based solutions.
• Produce commissioning plans, testing programmes, and handover packs.
• Coordinate with project managers, IT teams, and third party contractors.
• Verify resilience, redundancy, and compliance with design intent.
• Provide technical leadership to installation and commissioning engineers.
• Lead issue resolution and formal sign-off.

Skills

Senior commissioning

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Documentation discipline

Education

Electrical/Electronic or Security Engineering degree

Tools

Lenel

CCURE

Gallagher

AMAG

Genetec

Milestone

IP networking

Server integration

Job description

Amida Consulting Solutions Ltd. seeks a Senior Commissioning Engineer to take on full technical ownership of commissioning activities for large-scale, integrated security systems.

The role focuses on data centres and mission-critical environments, with leadership across CCTV, access control, PSIM, and intrusion systems. You will produce and manage commissioning plans, coordinate with clients and IT teams, and ensure robust testing and handover.