Physical Security Technology Engineer (Hybrid Work Model)

As a Physical Security Technology Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing security systems to protect people, physical assets, and facilities from potential threats or breaches.

This position can be filled as an Information Security Engineer – Physical Security or an Information Security Platform Engineer – Physical Security based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

What You'll Do

As a Physical Security Technology Engineer, you will:

• Be responsible for the installation, configuration, testing, and maintenance of security solution operating systems, application software and system management tools.

• Oversee vendors, technicians, and installers as it pertains to physical security infrastructure research, implementation and improvements.

• Become the subject matter expert and support various types of enterprise platforms including but not limited to facilities access systems, CCTV system, AI-driven detection controls, and threat intelligence platforms.

• Review the maturity and effectiveness of multiple security platforms ensuring proper performance, availability and capacity management. Conduct monitoring through automated functional and performance testing, investigate potential problems and determine solutions, as necessary, to avoid service interruptions. Recommend and implement new features and functions within platforms to streamline processes and enable continuous deployment of new capabilities.

• Provide moderate to complex technical maintenance services and oversee implementation of patches to integrated security systems and solutions ensuring continuous availability and operation. This includes evaluating functionality, overseeing and conducting testing, and providing recommendations and maintaining information security policies, procedures and systems.

• Conduct audits and code testing to identify data security vulnerabilities and undertake necessary actions to eliminate identified threats. Implement architectural changes when intrusions occur and monitor effectiveness of implemented changes. Create reports to summarize findings to management.

• Ensure security plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with overall information standards. Identify security risks and exposures, determine the causes of security violations and suggest procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.

• Communicate, implement, enforce and monitor security controls to protect the organization's technology assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure or destruction. Provides training, informational and educational materials to support technology users.

What it Takes

• Associates Degree or equivalent work experience. Degree in Information Security, Systems Administration or Computer Science. Bachelor Degree preferred.

• Scripting experience preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years related work experience, 4 years related work experience preferred.

• Hands-on understanding of network firewall/proxy design and operations, cryptographic technologies, AWS network and security platforms and data protection technologies preferred.

• Security solution vendor knowledge/certification such as ProWatch/Honeywell, SamDesk, Desigo, or similar preferred.

• Experience in fire alarm technologies, panic technologies, global monitoring/intelligence tools preferred.

• Sec+, AWS SysOps Administrator, or GSEC certification preferred.

What You'll Receive

At Sentry, your total rewards go beyond competitive compensation. Below are some benefits and perks that you’ll receive.

• Sentry is happy to offer flexibility through a scheduled Hybrid work model. Monday and Friday work from home if you choose to, Tuesday through Thursday you’ll work in office.

• As a Sentry associate, you will have an in-office workspace and materials for your home office. In addition to the laptop, you will receive prior to your start, Sentry will provide equipment for your home office. 

• Meal Subsidy available for associates who report to an office.

• 401(K) plan with a dollar-for-dollar match on your first eight percent, plus immediate vesting to help strengthen your financial future.

• Continue your education and career development through Sentry University (SentryU) and utilize our Tuition Reimbursement program.

• Generous Paid-Time Off plan for you to enjoy time out of the office as well as Volunteer-Time off.

• Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Parental leave, and our Health and Wellness