Security Systems Integration Engineer: Field-to-Server Expert

IK Systems; Hawesville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off and company holidays

Professional development and certified

Clear technical career progression: Fd

Field Deployment Engineer progression

Work with security, networking, andlow

Job summary

IK Systems in Victor, NY is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer to configure, integrate, and commission enterprise security and low-voltage systems for mission-critical clients.

This role serves as the technical bridge between field installation and advanced enterprise configuration, ensuring that video management, access control, intrusion, and supporting server and network infrastructure operate reliably before customer handoff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering, IT, or related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 5+ years combined with low-voltage IT or security deployment, including 3+ years in configuration/integration/commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Configure and integrate video management, access control, intrusion, intercom, and analytics platforms with server/network infrastructure.
• Set up system configurations: user/group structures, permissions, alarms, recording schedules, workflows, and reports.
• Validate BOMs, drawings, and configurations against project scope; escalate discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Field Deployment Engineers to bring devices online and complete commissioning.
• Perform end-to-end functional tests, failover/redundancy tests, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot field escalations using logs and vendor tools to root cause.
• Configure and support server/network components (Windows Server, VMs, routing, VLANs, firewalls) per design.
• Maintain accurate system documentation: IP schemes, DB info, backups, diagrams, as-built records.
• Coordinate with Project Managers on cutovers, migrations, go-lives, including occasional after-hours work.
• Provide training to Field Deployment Engineers, Technicians, and customers on operation and troubleshooting.

Skills

IP networking

Windows servers

Virtual machines

Security platform integration

Schematic reading

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Genetec

Job description

IK Systems in Victor, NY is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer to configure, integrate, and commission enterprise security and low-voltage systems for mission-critical clients.

This role serves as the technical bridge between field installation and advanced enterprise configuration, ensuring that video management, access control, intrusion, and supporting server and network infrastructure operate reliably before customer handoff.