Video Management Systems (VMS) Application Engineer

Job DetailsJob Location: Reston Virginia Washington DC - Reston, VA 20190Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 Salary/yearNorthland Controls is seeking a well-qualified Video Management Systems (VMS) Application Engineer.

 

 

We are seeking a skilled Video Management Systems (VMS) Application Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance enterprise video management systems and related integrations. This role focuses on ensuring reliable system performance, supporting operational workflows, and collaborating across engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams.

You will play a key role in incident investigation, release readiness, system validation, and stakeholder support while acting as a technical partner in the day-to-day success of the VMS environment.

 

 

 

What type of candidate Northland is looking for.

 

We strive to find the right kind of people, who respect the Northland way; they will emphasize taking on challenges, working hard, learning fast, and maintaining embracing accountability, all while having fun! Our culture and team are our strongest assets. We want to employ happy people, who bring a positive and energetic attitude to not only their work and the work environment. 

 

 

 

What you will love about this job.

 

You will be working for an amazing company in a challenging environment that employs the most exceptional type of people. 

 

 

 

 

What You’ll Do


Triage and investigate issues affecting the VMS environment and related services
Gather logs, reproduce issues where feasible, and document findings for escalation
Coordinate with engineering and infrastructure teams for incident resolution and root cause analysis
Support release readiness activities including checklists, smoke testing, deployment coordination, and validation
Assist with system integrations and configuration tasks within scope of access
Track bugs, tasks, and operational work in Jira or similar tools
Provide timely updates to stakeholders and technical program managers
Identify blockers, risks, and dependencies impacting service performance
Support validation of patches, configuration changes, and upgrades prior to production release
Maintain operational documentation, troubleshooting guides, and support procedures
Assist with environment readiness to ensure stable and supportable operations
Coordinate outages, maintenance windows, and planned changes
Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for VMS systems and integrations


 

 

What You Bring


5+ years of experience in the security or video management systems industry
Hands-on experience with enterprise CCTV / VMS platforms and integrations
Strong understanding of IT networking (LAN/WAN, firewalls, internet/intranet)
Experience with troubleshooting, diagnostics, and system log analysis
Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, or similar
Strong communication, organization, and customer service skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong documentation and problem-solving abilities


 

 

Required Qualifications


Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Experience supporting enterprise VMS systems
Experience with Jira and Confluence
Valid driver’s license


 

 

Preferred Qualifications


Experience with enterprise-level video management systems and integrations
Background in release readiness, smoke testing, and deployment validation
Experience in regulated or enterprise environments
Understanding of infrastructure dependencies (servers, storage, identity services, networking)
Knowledge of Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office tools


 

Travel

 


Up to 20% travel for certifications, testing, and system commissioning


 

Work Authorization

 


Must be authorized to work in the United States


 

 

 

What Northland Does

Northland is a world-class global security integrator with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, China and India. We specialize in design, build, integration, and management of high-end Lenel, Software House, S2 global enterprise security systems which include 6 out of 10 of the largest hi-tech companies in Silicon Valley.

We are responsible for single card reader installations in some of the most remote parts of the world, all the way through to the design, deployment and management of large enterprise systems managing up to 300 corporate offices in over 70 countries including datacenters and multi-faceted security operations centers.

With 250 highly trained professionals, all program management, project management, system design, system programming, testing and commissioning is carried out by Northland Controls experts to ensure we deliver the right solution, to the right standard, every time, anywhere in the world. In addition, Northland is