Senior Physical Security Systems Engineer

Phoenix Staff; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Staff in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own architecture and lifecycle management of enterprise CCTV and access control systems across locations. This role drives design, standards, and security practices while aligning with business objectives.

You will lead design efforts, coordinate with cross-functional teams and external partners, and manage vendor relationships. Up to 20% travel is required to support site assessments and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; related experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• 7+ years of experience in physical security systems, infrastructure engineering, or related field.
• Experience architecting, administering, and supporting enterprise CCTV/video surveillance and access control systems.
• Experience with system architecture, network segmentation, IAM, roles-based access controls, monitoring, logging, and auditing.
• Knowledge of lifecycle management for physical security systems, including design, procurement, deployment, maintenance, upgrades, and retirement.
• Able to analyze complex technical problems and communicate solutions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% and manage vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, design, engineering, and roadmap for CCTV/video surveillance and access control systems.
• Establish standards, reference architectures, deployment models, and technical requirements.
• Design solutions with high availability, scalability, reliability, and resilience.
• Lead evaluations and decisions on new solutions, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements.
• Define secure network boundaries for physical security systems and manage IAM integrations.
• Develop monitoring, logging, and audit capabilities to support security requirements.
• Manage lifecycle of physical security systems from design to retirement.
• Maintain asset inventories for cameras, servers, storage, and access control equipment.
• Collaborate with leadership on budgets and investments related to physical security tech.
• Administer enterprise access control, including provisioning and revocation of badge access.
• Conduct access reviews and security validations with proper reporting.
• Maintain CCTV/video management platforms, configurations, retention, firmware, and health checks.
• Support incident response with video retrieval and forensic analysis.
• Build relationships with third-party vendors supporting physical security tech.
• Travel to sites to assess implementations, validate configurations, and support initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise CCTV/Video surveillance

Access control systems

Network segmentation

Identity & access management

Monitoring/logging/auditing

Vendor management

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Job description

Phoenix Staff in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own architecture and lifecycle management of enterprise CCTV and access control systems across locations. This role drives design, standards, and security practices while aligning with business objectives.

You will lead design efforts, coordinate with cross-functional teams and external partners, and manage vendor relationships. Up to 20% travel is required to support site assessments and deployments.