Role:  Practice Lead & Physical Security Architect
Duration:  90 day remote contract 
Location:  Remote work from home with 20% travel

 

Role Overview

Arganteal is seeking a Physical Security Architect & Practice Lead for a 90 day contract to serve as a trusted strategic advisor and technical authority embedded with a premier global financial services client with a significant consumer banking footprint. This individual will function as the client’s principal technical partner—a right-hand resource to their physical security leadership—providing end-to-end architectural guidance across branch security technologies, surveillance infrastructure, and the underlying physical-layer networks that support them.

The ideal candidate brings deep, hands-on expertise in enterprise-grade physical security systems deployed at scale across a geographically dispersed branch banking environment. This is a high-visibility, high-trust engagement requiring a practitioner who can operate with autonomy, navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, and drive both tactical execution and long-range technology roadmap development.
 

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory & Practice Leadership

• Serve as the primary physical security architecture advisor to the client’s security leadership, functioning as a day-to-day strategic and technical partner across all branch security technology initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive physical security technology roadmap aligned with the client’s enterprise security strategy, regulatory obligations, and branch expansion or consolidation plans.
• Lead practice-level activities including standards development, reference architecture creation, technology evaluation, and vendor assessment for physical security platforms and components.
• Provide executive-level briefings, technical recommendations, and decision-support documentation to senior client stakeholders, including CISO and corporate security leadership.

Branch Security Technology Architecture

• Architect, design, and provide technical oversight for branch surveillance systems including IP and analog camera systems, Digital Video Recorders (DVR), and Mobile Video Recorders (MVR).
• Define standards for camera placement, coverage mapping, resolution requirements, retention policies, and recording schedules across diverse branch typologies (full-service, drive-through, in-store, and standalone).
• Evaluate, recommend, and architect Video Management System (VMS) platforms, ensuring interoperability with existing enterprise security operations center (SOC) workflows and incident management processes.
• Provide technical direction on emerging branch security technologies including video analytics, AI-driven threat detection, access control integration, and cloud-based surveillance platforms.

Layer 1 Physical Network Infrastructure

• Provide expert-level guidance on Layer 1 wiring infrastructure supporting physical security networks, including specification, design, and modification of coaxial cable runs (RG-59, RG-6, and Siamese configurations).
• Define and enforce standards for proper electrical grounding and bonding of physical security systems in compliance with NEC, TIA/EIA, and client-specific requirements.
• Spec, review, and approve cable pathway designs, termination standards, and signal integrity requirements for both new branch buildouts and retrofit/upgrade projects.
• Collaborate with low-voltage contractors, general contractors, and client facilities teams to ensure Layer 1 installations meet architectural specifications and pass quality assurance inspections.
• Troubleshoot and resolve signal degradation, grounding faults, and cable plant issues impacting surveillance system performance.
• Provide supplemental Layer 2/Layer 3 network support for physical security systems as needed, including familiarity with VLANs, Power over Ethernet (PoE), and TCP/IP fundamentals as they relate to IP-based surveillance infrastructure.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Manage, develop, and mentor a team of field service technicians, engineers, and supervisors supporting physical security operations across the client’s branch environment.
• Conduct performance reviews, establish individual development plans, and deliver ongoing training programs to ensure technical staff maintain required certifications and competencies.
• Lead recruiting, hiring, and onboarding efforts for technical staff as the practice scales to meet evolving client demand.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence within the physical security practice.

Operational Support

• May periodically oversee day-to-day operational