Senior Security Systems Architect & Lead Engineer - Remote

First Tek, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Tek, Inc. seeks a Lead Security Systems Solutions Engineer to architect, deploy, and coordinate enterprise physical security across multiple sites for a major entertainment client.

The role blends hands-on administration with technical leadership and project management, guiding teams through intake to delivery. The candidate will evaluate new technologies, implement PoCs, and drive cloud analytics, automation, and data protection while mentoring staff and maintaining comprehensive

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise, multi-site physical security systems.
• 3+ years in technical architecture or leadership.
• Hands-on with access control, VMS, and visitor management.
• Experience with system integration and enterprise apps.
• Project/program management across multiple projects.
• Experience with PoCs and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, integrate, and maintain enterprise physical security systems across sites.
• Lead integrations with enterprise and legacy applications, including ETL workflows and data analytics.
• Evaluate new technologies, develop PoCs, and implement cloud camera analytics and automation.
• Establish technical standards, architecture guidelines, and data protection requirements.
• Manage project intake, scoping, resources, and delivery across concurrent projects.
• Lead upgrades, migrations, troubleshooting, maintenance, and root cause analysis.
• Mentor engineers, balance workloads, and report progress to leadership.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and training materials.
• Collaborate with Security Operations, IT, Engineering, Product, and stakeholders.

Skills

Security architecture

Access control

Video management

Visitor management

Technical leadership

Systems integration

Job description

First Tek, Inc. seeks a Lead Security Systems Solutions Engineer to architect, deploy, and coordinate enterprise physical security across multiple sites for a major entertainment client.

The role blends hands-on administration with technical leadership and project management, guiding teams through intake to delivery. The candidate will evaluate new technologies, implement PoCs, and drive cloud analytics, automation, and data protection while mentoring staff and maintaining comprehensive