About The Position

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®, designing, building, operating, and maintaining cyber-physical solutions for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, their capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems, headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration. The company fosters a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment, guided by values of agility, expertise, and trust, committed to building the next generation of technical leaders. They are seeking a Security System Programming & Commissioning Specialist (Tech Specialist 2) to join their Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. This unit designs, engineers, integrates, operates, and maintains electronic security services such as intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, IT systems, perimeter defense, and command and control systems for federal, local, and commercial customers.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and/or testing of electronic security systems
  • Associates with 6+ years of experience
  • Reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional nights and weekends
  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
  • Sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Understand how to interpret drawings and programming sheets.
  • Able to configure devices to behave as specified.
  • Able to troubleshoot issues in the field and resolve them to pass acceptance testing.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working in a data center
  • Software House CCure access control certification

Responsibilities

  • Pretest electronic security equipment before deploying to the field.
  • Perform quality audit of security drawings prior to starting installation activities.
  • Perform site surveys of customer sites and document conditions in Bluebeam.
  • Configure field devices including: Applying IP addresses to cameras, Uploading firmware to access control boards, Uploading configuration files to Cisco switches, Using access control software to configure door access control devices.
  • Troubleshoot security field devices including cameras, access-controlled doors, network switches.
  • Markup drawings with Bluebeam.
  • Update programming sheets with device configuration data.
  • Lead system commissioning activities with customer’s testing agent.
  • Support multiple project tasks concurrently.

Benefits

  • A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better.
  • An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
  • Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
  • Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

High school or GED

Number of Employees

501-1,000 employees

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