Lead Physical Security Engineer & Systems Architect

Insight Global; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Lead Security Engineer in California to guide design, integration, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise physical security systems. You will lead engineering teams, influence architecture decisions, and advise internal stakeholders and customers.

The role requires 5+ years in physical security, strong access control experience, and proven leadership on large deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required with 5+ years in physical security.
• Strong experience with access control systems (Software House CCURE or Genetec).
• Experience supporting large commercial or federal security build-outs.
• Extensive testing, programming, and configuration of physical security systems.
• Develops proof of concepts, test plans and engineering documentation.
• Experience leading technical teams and oversight on large-scale security projects.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market surveys, lab evaluations, proofs of concept, and pilots of physical security technologies.
• Assist with system requirements development and allocation to hardware, software, facilities, and personnel.
• Participate in interface definition and life cycle changes across groups.
• Design system solutions satisfying requirements and functional analyses.
• Provide technical direction for development, interfacing, integration, testing of components.
• Develop Operational Concepts describing interactions among system, user, and environment.
• Review system engineering documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare time-line analyses illustrating flow of time-dependent functions.

Skills

Physical security

Access control

Security build-outs

Testing & programming

POCs & test plans

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelors Degree

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Lead Security Engineer in California to guide design, integration, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise physical security systems. You will lead engineering teams, influence architecture decisions, and advise internal stakeholders and customers.

The role requires 5+ years in physical security, strong access control experience, and proven leadership on large deployments.