Hybrid Security Specialist (Dallas) - Access & Response

Cetera Financial Group; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life 보험?

Paid time off (PTO) 20+ days

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

LifeLock & Pet Insurance options

Job summary

Cetera Financial Group in Dallas, TX, is seeking a Corporate Security Specialist to support physical security, access management, and life safety programs across multiple locations. The role covers security systems administration, investigations, incident response, and emergency preparedness, with a hybrid in-office schedule in Dallas.

The position emphasizes customer service, technical troubleshooting, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience administering physical access control, video surveillance, visitor management, alarm monitoring, or related security systems.
• Experience supporting investigations, incident response, and case documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Ability to respond to workplace emergencies and critical incidents.
• Ability to obtain and maintain instructor certifications in Workplace Violence Prevention, CPR/AED, First Aid, and Bleeding Control training programs.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Administer physical access control, video surveillance, visitor management, alarm, intercom, and related security systems.
• Manage badge issuance, access provisioning, modifications, suspensions, deactivations, schedules, permissions, and system programming.
• Conduct access reviews, audits, and certification activities to ensure appropriate access rights and compliance with company policies.
• Troubleshoot security system issues and coordinate resolution with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Maintain system configurations, inventories, records, and documentation.
• Support system testing, maintenance, upgrades, integrations, and technology deployments.
• Support office openings, closures, relocations, acquisitions, and other security-related initiatives.
• Coordinate with security vendors, service providers, building management, and business partners.
• Track maintenance activities, service requests, project deliverables, and corrective actions.
• Provide support and guidance to associates, managers, office representatives, and other stakeholders regarding security-related matters.
• Monitor vendor performance and assist with issue resolution.
• Respond to and document security incidents, emergencies, and workplace concerns.
• Conduct investigations involving access activity, policy violations, workplace misconduct, threats, property loss, and other security-related matters.
• Review access control records, surveillance footage, open-source information, and other available information in support of investigations and threat assessments.
• Assist with workplace violence prevention, threat assessment, and protective intelligence activities.
• Support mass notification, emergency preparedness, workplace violence prevention, business continuity, and life safety programs.
• Participate in emergency response activities, drills, exercises, and training initiatives.
• Assist with emergency communications and incident notifications.
• Support organizational preparedness and resilience initiatives.

Skills

Access control

Video surveillance

Investigations

Incident response

Microsoft 365

Emergency response

Communication

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Video management systems

Access control systems

Mass notification systems

Job description

Cetera Financial Group in Dallas, TX, is seeking a Corporate Security Specialist to support physical security, access management, and life safety programs across multiple locations. The role covers security systems administration, investigations, incident response, and emergency preparedness, with a hybrid in-office schedule in Dallas.

The position emphasizes customer service, technical troubleshooting, and cross‑functional collaboration.