Physical Security Engineer, Senior (HR Title: Information Security Engineer II)

Southern Methodist University • Dallas, TX

48d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is an on-campus, in-person position. The Physical Security Engineer provides high level technical support for the campus physical access control, physical identity management, video management, Life Safety electrical management, mass notification, and ID card badging systems. Coordinates/manages vendors on issues, new features and products. Helps deliver technical service of these systems at multiple levels, including the network, wiring, termination troubleshooting, and field hardware. Requires understanding system configurations to evaluate and deploy solutions.

Requirements

• High School diploma is required. Bachelor's is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience is required.
• Candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate broadly across the University and develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of constituencies. Must also demonstrate strong written communication skills.
• Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions. Must also have strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• This position requires a background in physical security infrastructure support, primarily door access and video surveillance, alarm management, identity management, and mass notification security. Must have experience supporting physical security from end to end which includes the wiring and physical devices supporting door access and cameras, and applications of those systems.

Nice To Haves

• A certification in CCURE 9000 and/or Genetec Security Center is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level technical support for the campus physical access control readers and devices that support them, video management, Life Safety electrical management, Mass Notification, and ID card badging systems. Leads the technical service delivery of these systems at multiple levels; coordination with network, server hardware and OS, Database, cyber security, and field hardware support staff.
• Meeting with departments to assess needs, developing and presenting proposals to meet those needs, performs walk throughs with vendors to validate scope, and performs quality assurance throughout to ensure accuracy.
• Work with existing OEM products and vendors to identify solutions that may provide solutions to the current physical security infrastructure ecosystem.
• Point of contact to address issues and provide recommendations that adhere with Information Security best practices across the University. Proactively refining processes to increase efficiency, assist identifying risk/threats, develop metrics for improvement.
• Assist and consult with team members as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

Benefits

• SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution.
• SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.
• The value of learning at SMU isn't just about preparing our students for the future. Employees have access to a wide variety of professional and personal development opportunities, including tuition benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees