Senior Global Security Technology Lead

Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University seeks an Associate Director, Security Technology to provide senior-level leadership for the design, deployment, governance, and continuous improvement of security technology across its global campus network.

This role has enterprise scope and strategic responsibility for physical security systems, infrastructure, and technology standards that support public safety, emergency management, and institutional resilience worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public safety, IT, engineering, criminal justice, homeland security, or related field.
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in security technology, physical security systems, or enterprise IT environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-site or enterprise-scale security technology programs.
• Strong project and program management skills, including capital planning and vendor management.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to executive, technical, and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in highly regulated or complex environments such as higher education, healthcare, research, or large enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise security technology program for Northeastern’s global campus network, including CCTV, access control, alarms, emergency phones, radio systems, and emerging security platforms.
• Define and maintain global standards, architectures, and lifecycle strategies for security technology systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and resilience across all regions.
• Partner with senior safety, IT, facilities, and international leadership to align security technology strategy with institutional risk, growth, and capital planning priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on security technology investments, risk mitigation strategies, and system capabilities.
• Act as the university’s senior security technology project lead for major renovations, new construction, and campus expansions across domestic and international sites.
• Represent public safety interests in design and construction meetings with Facilities, Design and Construction, architects, engineers, and external partners.
• Lead complex, multi-site security technology projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning and transition to operations.
• Develop scopes of work, technical specifications, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments for capital and operational projects.
• Provide executive oversight of daily security technology operations, ensuring system reliability, compliance, and performance across the global network.
• Establish and enforce governance, testing, maintenance, and audit processes for all security technology systems.
• Serve as system owner and primary administrator for enterprise public safety technology platforms, including servers, networks, and integrations.
• Ensure cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory considerations are embedded into all physical security technology deployments.
• Lead and develop security technology staff through clear expectations, mentoring, workload prioritization, and performance management.
• Coordinate work across internal teams, including public safety operations, emergency management, IT, and facilities.
• Manage and oversee external vendors, integrators, and consultants, including performance monitoring and contract compliance.
• Provide expert consultation and technical guidance to public safety leadership, campus partners, and international sites.
• Develop and deliver training, documentation, and operational guidance for security technology users and stakeholders.
• Support emergency response, crisis management, and business continuity efforts through technology readiness and system integration.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program management

Vendor management

Communication to execs

Regulatory/compliance understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CCTV systems

Access control systems

Public safety tech platforms

Job description

Northeastern University seeks an Associate Director, Security Technology to provide senior-level leadership for the design, deployment, governance, and continuous improvement of security technology across its global campus network.

This role has enterprise scope and strategic responsibility for physical security systems, infrastructure, and technology standards that support public safety, emergency management, and institutional resilience worldwide.