Senior Engineer, Enterprise Security Tech & Architecture

Sempra; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sempra is seeking a senior security engineering leader to govern enterprise physical security technologies across access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, and CSOC platforms.

The role provides governance for lifecycle planning, modernization efforts, platform evaluations, test labs, upgrades, and strategic technology initiatives in collaboration with Corporate Security, IT, cybersecurity, and business units.

Responsibilities

• Develops and governs enterprise physical security technology architectures, engineering standards, technical specifications, integration strategies, and technology roadmaps supporting access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, CSOC platforms, and related infrastructure.
• Leads security technology lifecycle management, modernization initiatives, platform evaluations, upgrades, replacement strategies, and technical debt reduction efforts, ensuring alignment with Corporate Security, Information Technology, cybersecurity, and business requirements.
• Provides enterprise engineering leadership by overseeing technology testing and validation, complex system integrations, vendor and integrator technical deliverables, governance documentation, and the Corporate Security Embedded Engineering asset and support services.
• Oversees data recovery services and business continuity planning in cooperation with key users and local operations staff.
• Delivers operational updates to IT leaders who are responsible for business demand and funding.
• Oversees the formal communication process to report on status of planned and unplanned outage notifications for critical systems and applications.
• Leads the procurement, installation, and life-cycle maintenance of software for operations.
• Leads monitoring of data backups in offices for business continuity in the event of a disaster or hardware failure and ensures that they are completed on a regular basis.
• Reviews escalated application performance issues, and alerts emergency resources when a problem occurs.
• Establishes and maintains ongoing relationships with other teams and business areas to facilitate cross functional problem resolution and process improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Sempra is seeking a senior security engineering leader to govern enterprise physical security technologies across access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, and CSOC platforms.

The role provides governance for lifecycle planning, modernization efforts, platform evaluations, test labs, upgrades, and strategic technology initiatives in collaboration with Corporate Security, IT, cybersecurity, and business units.