Senior Physical Security & Facilities Engineer

Versant Media, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Versant Media LLC is seeking a Workplace Senior Security Engineer in New York to lead security architecture across physical identity management, access control, and video surveillance. This role emphasizes reliability, efficiency, and cost reduction through software-centric solutions and cross-team collaboration.

The ideal candidate will manage Genetec systems, facility management integrations, and risk communications while partnering with global teams to ensure enterprise-wide security.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience Genetec systems V5.11+ with knowledge of high availability enterprise architectural designs.
• 3+ years’ experience designing scalable and reliable enterprise solutions including considerations for multi-tier software architectures, networking, and security.
• 3+ years of experience in managing and maintaining facility management systems.
• System administration experience with Windows and Linux.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally to stakeholders and engineers.
• Experience with change management methodologies.
• Experience with identity access systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support the Genetec unified system; access control system including the readers, panels, turnstiles and other I/O devices; video surveillance system including the cameras, LPR and video analytics modules.
• Monitor and support the Facility systems: Continuum, ScheduAll (resource/asset scheduling), EOMS (asset management) and EPMS (Electric Power Monitoring System), TripShot (Shuttle service portal)
• Monitor and support Global Risk and Incident response and mass communication applications
• Maintain all systems integrations with third party solutions via restful API, IIS and SQL querying for reporting modules
• Maintain high standards and best practices including test, documentation, process application and deployment of solutions
• Ensure systems are working optimally with daily system checks including communication links
• Conduct initial diagnostic troubleshooting and determining root cause of simple network and systems problems and elevate as necessary
• Manage and diagnose initial escalations from system failures to third parties as needed
• Create monthly metrics reports for systems availability and firmware status
• Participate in performing systems upgrades and patching
• Work with other Versant Media engineering teams to adapt new integrations and automated tools to enhance the existing applications
• Interface with all aspects of the Technology organization, including, but not limited to cyber, networking, firewall, Wintel, database, data warehouse teams
• Provide support to assist during major incidents/outages as required
• Manage all access control and video devices for multi-Versant campus’ domestic and international

Skills

Genetec systems

Enterprise architecture

Identity access systems

Network security

Effective communication

Tools

Windows

Linux

RESTful APIs

SQL

Job description

Versant Media LLC is seeking a Workplace Senior Security Engineer in New York to lead security architecture across physical identity management, access control, and video surveillance. This role emphasizes reliability, efficiency, and cost reduction through software-centric solutions and cross-team collaboration.

The ideal candidate will manage Genetec systems, facility management integrations, and risk communications while partnering with global teams to ensure enterprise-wide security.