Physical Security Design Architect

Verigent; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Verigent is seeking a Physical Security Design Architect to lead the design of security systems for North America projects. Remote role with travel up to 30% and a 1+ year contract.

You will develop and validate design architectures for access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection across new construction, expansions, retrofits, and modernization efforts. The role requires 5+ years in physical security design, strong communication skills, and experience translating standards into

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in physical security design, security systems design, or related fields.
• Working knowledge of access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and perimeter security.
• Experience reviewing or producing technical drawings, design packages, or construction documentation.
• Experience supporting projects through design, construction, commissioning, turnover, or closeout.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the physical security design authority for North America projects.
• Develop, review, and validate physical security design architecture for access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, perimeter security, and related infrastructure.
• Translate standards and risk-tier requirements into practical design requirements.
• Support scalable design models across greenfield, expansion, retrofit, and modernization projects.
• Ensure designs align with site, project, customer, and operational needs.
• Identify design gaps and conflicts with architectural, civil, electrical, or operational constraints.
• Provide concise updates to leadership on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Support risk-based design practices across the North America portfolio.
• Translate vulnerability testing outputs into design requirements.
• Use risk-tiered design archetypes and ensure site-appropriate scaling.

Skills

Physical security design

Security systems design

Design review

Communication

Project coordination

Travel readiness

Job description

Job Title

Physical Security Design Architect

Location

Remote (up to 30% travel)

Position Type

1+ year contract (potential extension/conversion)

Pay Range

$65-70/hr. (negotiable based on experience)

Summary

The Physical Security Design Architect supports the development, governance, and implementation of physical security design standards. This role serves as a regional design authority for physical security systems, security design architecture, and risk-based security design requirements across new construction, expansion, retrofit, and modernization projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the physical security design authority for North America projects.
• Develop, review, and validate physical security design architecture for access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, perimeter security, secure lobbies, internal security zoning, and related security infrastructure.
• Translate physical security standards, risk-tier requirements, and project-specific conditions into practical design requirements.
• Support the development of scalable design models that can be consistently applied across greenfield, expansion, retrofit, and modernization projects.
• Ensure physical security designs are aligned with site requirements, project requirements, customer expectations, and operational security needs.
• Identify design gaps, inconsistencies, constructability concerns, and conflicts between security requirements and architectural, civil, electrical, technology, or operational constraints.
• Provide concise written updates to the Director of Physical Security Design regarding active project status, portfolio health, technical risks, schedule concerns, cost impacts, security risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Support the implementation of risk-based physical security design practices across the North America portfolio.
• Translate Security Vulnerability and Risk Testing outputs, vulnerability assessment findings, threat considerations, and consequence factors into security design requirements.
• Support the use of risk-tiered design archetypes, including baseline, enhanced, and hardened design models.
• Ensure that physical security design requirements are scaled appropriately based on site conditions, operational criticality, vulnerability exposure, and approved design standards.
• Assist in the development and refinement of risk-informed design guidance, review criteria, checklists, and documentation templates.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of physical security design standards, templates, and technical requirements.
• Contribute to security-related Division 08, Division 28, Division 32, and related specification requirements.
• Support the development and governance of SEC drawing package standards, including site security plans, floor security plans, camera layouts, access control plans, intrusion detection plans, riser diagrams, device schedules, elevations, details, and standard notes.
• Review and provide recommendations on physical security design deviations, standard exceptions, and site-specific modifications.
• Ensure consistency across projects while allowing for documented, risk-based adaptation to site-specific requirements.
• Review design packages throughout the project lifecycle, including concept design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, vendor submittals, shop drawings, and as-built documentation.
• Review physical security system layouts, device placement, door and hardware coordination, camera coverage, perimeter security details, security pathways, equipment locations, and integration points.
• Partner with Design, Construction, Delivery, Technology, Operations, and Security stakeholders to resolve design-related issues.
• Support RFI responses, design clarifications, submittal reviews, and field coordination related to physical security systems.
• Support project teams in identifying and resolving security design conflicts before they result in field rework, schedule impacts, or operational risk.
• Coordinate with internal teams including Physical Security Design, Design, Construction, Delivery, Technology, Operations, and Security.
• Communicate security design intent clearly to architects, engineers, consultants, general contractors, integrators, vendors, and other external partners.
• Support alignment between security design requirements, construction execution, operational readiness, and customer expectations.
• Provide clear design review comments, technical guidance, and recommendations to support timely decision-making.
• Escalate unresolved design risks, standard deviations, or implementation concerns to appropriate leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in physical security design, security systems design, security consulting, security technology design, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, perimeter security, and related physical security systems.
• Experience reviewing or producing technical drawings, design packages, device layouts, scopes of work, specifications, or construction documentation.
• Experience supporting projects through design, construction, commissioning, turnover, or closeout.
• Understanding of construction documents, project delivery processes, design coordination, and field implementation challenges.
• Ability to interpret standards, identify design gaps, and provide practical design recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders.
• Travel is expected to be less than 30% but may vary based on project complexity and volume.