Senior Security Engineer

Additional Resources Ltd; Ayot St. Lawrence; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid travel

On-call allowances

Overtime allowances

Pension scheme

Death in service insurance

Wellness and EAP

24-hour GP and mental health support

Professional development and training

Annual conference

Job summary

Additional Resources Ltd is seeking a Security Systems Engineer to support customers and engineering teams across intruder alarms, access control, CCTV, and intercom systems. The role involves planned maintenance, fault finding, repairs and technical support in a field-based capacity.

The position offers paid travel, on-call and overtime allowances with total earnings potential. Candidates can be based anywhere in London or within 15 miles north and 20 miles south of St Albans.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance and fault finding of electronic security systems.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and provide technical support to customers and engineers.
• Strong communication and organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and reactive repairs on electronic security systems.
• Investigate faults and provide technical support to customers and engineers.
• Work across intruder alarms, access control, CCTV and intercom systems.
• Use manufacturer software for configuration, diagnostics and optimisation.
• Support engineers with technical issues and provide guidance as required.
• Complete work and documentation accurately while maintaining good customer service.
• Perform other duties relevant to the role as required.

Skills

Security maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Customer communication

Documentation accuracy

Field-based work

Tools

Manufacturer software

Job description

Security Systems Engineer to join an established fire and security services provider, supporting customers and engineering teams across a range of electronic security systems.

The role involves planned maintenance, fault finding, repairs and technical support across security systems. This is a field-based role offering a

basic salary of £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus paid travel, on-call and overtime allowances, with

total average earnings of £43,000 - £60,000, plus benefits.

Candidates can be based anywhere in London or within 15 miles north and 20 miles south of St Albans (office location).

You will be responsible for:

• Carrying out planned maintenance and reactive repairs on electronic security systems.
• Investigating faults and providing technical support to customers and engineers.
• Working across intruder alarms, access control, CCTV and intercom systems.
• Using manufacturer software for system configuration, diagnostics and optimisation.
• Supporting engineers with technical issues and providing guidance where required.
• Completing work and documentation accurately while maintaining good customer service.
• Performing other duties relevant to the role as required.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience as a Security Systems Engineer or in a similar security engineering role.
• Strong experience within the electronic security industry.
• Good technical knowledge of security systems and associated technologies.
• A logical and methodical approach to fault finding and problem solving.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A high level of accuracy when completing work and documentation.

Ideally, you will have experience with some of the following:

• Security Systems Engineer, Security Service Engineer, Security Maintenance Engineer, Electronic Security Engineer, Fire & Security Engineer, CCTV Engineer, Access Control Engineer, Intruder Alarm Engineer, Security Engineer or in a similar role.

What's on offer

• Paid travel
• On-call and overtime allowances
• Total average earnings of £43,000 - £60,000
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service
• 9/10-day working fortnight
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Death in service insurance
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programme
• 24-hour GP and mental health support
• Professional development and training
• Quarterly development reviews
• Recognition programme
• Annual company conference

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