Senior Systems Engineer — Security and Surveillance

AECOM•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer - Security and Surveillance serves as a technical advisor and subject matter expert (SME) for a large-scale, enterprise video surveillance and physical security environment. This role provides strategic guidance, engineering oversight, and hands-on expertise to ensure 24/7 system reliability, security compliance, and optimal analytics performance across the organization’s security systems infrastructure.

Requirements

BA/BS Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and 6 years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Field Engineer, or Integration Engineer supporting security and surveillance systems or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Nice To Haves

Experience of enterprise VMS platforms and video analytics configuration and performance tuning.
Experience administering Windows Server environments (2016 or later).
Experience with database maintenance and performance optimization (SQL-based systems preferred).
Experience in understanding of networking fundamentals, IP addressing, VLANs, bandwidth management, and IP device administration.
Full project lifecycle experience, including procurement, system design, deployment, testing, training, and operational handoff.
Experience with documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication skills.
Experience supporting public sector, transit, or law enforcement clients.
Experience with third-party system integrations, such as access control systems and emergency communications platforms.
Industry certifications such as Microsoft, networking, or VMS manufacturer certifications.
Experience working in large-scale, highly regulated, or mission-critical environments.
Familiarity with system resilience strategies, high availability architectures, and disaster recovery planning.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical advisor and program SME for enterprise Video Management Systems (VMS) and security platforms.
Provide expert guidance on video analytics configuration, tuning, validation, and optimization.
Support oversight of Windows Server infrastructure, including patching strategies, monitoring, hardening, and capacity planning.
Recommend and support database maintenance, index optimization, and performance improvements to ensure system stability and scalability.
Maintain and review site IP matrices, network diagrams, and as-built documentation.
Advise on and evaluate third-party system integrations and cross-system data bridges (e.g., access control, emergency communications, analytics platforms).
Act as the technical liaison between engineering teams, field technicians, and vendors; provide guidance on hardware compatibility and deployment coordination.
Support development of technical reports, operational documentation, and training materials for internal and external stakeholders.
Advise on spare parts inventory strategy, lifecycle planning, and downtime mitigation approaches.
Provide escalation-level engineering support during critical incidents or system outages.