Systems Engineer

TEKsystems•Renton, WA

19d•$62 - $75•Remote

About The Position

Providence is seeking a higher level Physical Security Systems Engineer with deep hands-on experience designing, implementing, upgrading, and supporting enterprise access control and video management systems, preferably in healthcare or other highly regulated environments. The ideal candidate will be a technical expert with proven experience administering Lenel OnGuard (strongly preferred), Hirsch Velocity, Genetec, and/or Avigilon platforms, along with supporting technologies such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, networking, and system integrations. Candidates should possess relevant industry certifications, particularly Lenel certification, and have a track record leading multi-site deployments, upgrades, and modernization projects while coordinating vendors, stakeholders, and technical teams. This individual will operate as an engineer capable of driving project delivery with minimal oversight while working under the strategic direction of a Principal Engineer. Providence is seeking an experienced Service Engineer specializing in Physical Security Systems to support the design, implementation, modernization, maintenance, and operational support of enterprise access control and video management platforms across a large multi-state healthcare enterprise. This resource will serve as a technical expert responsible for delivering projects and operational improvements involving physical security technologies including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, identity integration, and related infrastructure. The engineer will work under the direction of a Principal Engineer and partner closely with Security Operations, Facilities, Infrastructure, Networking, Cybersecurity, Project Management, and third-party integrators. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with deep experience administering and implementing enterprise-class physical security solutions and can independently drive projects from planning through production support.

Requirements

7+ years supporting enterprise physical security platforms.
5+ years administering Lenel OnGuard, Genetec, Hirsch Velocity, Avigilon, or equivalent systems.
Experience implementing multi-site physical security deployments.
Experience working with healthcare, regulated industries, or other mission-critical environments.
Experience working with system integrators such as Convergint, Siemens, Johnson Controls, Pavion, Securitas.
Access control administration
Video management systems
Physical security integrations
Windows Server administration
SQL Server administration
TCP/IP networking
System troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Security system commissioning and testing
Vendor management
Technical project leadership
Requirements gathering
Planning and estimation
Risk management
Stakeholder management
Documentation and design reviews
Hands-on Lenel OnGuard administration and deployment experience.
Strong infrastructure, networking, and SQL skills.
Comfortable leading projects while also performing technical engineering work.
Understand healthcare, life-safety, and regulated environments.
Require minimal ramp-up time and quickly become the technical lead for physical security initiatives

Nice To Haves

PowerShell scripting
Lenel Certified Professional (LCP)
Lenel Certified Associate (LCA)
Genetec Technical Certification
Avigilon ACC Administrator Certification
Lenel Certified Expert (LCE)
Lenel Certified Design Architect (LCDA)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Physical Security Professional (PSP)
Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
ITIL Foundation
Microsoft Windows Server certifications

Responsibilities

Design enterprise physical security solutions for healthcare, business, and administrative locations.
Develop technical standards, architecture diagrams, implementation plans, and operational runbooks.
Evaluate current-state deployments and recommend modernization strategies.
Support consolidation, standardization, and enterprise architecture initiatives.
Lead technical implementation of physical security projects.
Coordinate vendors, integrators, infrastructure teams, and site stakeholders.
Develop project work plans, risks, mitigation strategies, and deployment schedules.
Execute upgrades, migrations, hardware refreshes, and new site implementations.
Administer enterprise access control and video management platforms.
Manage upgrades, patches, firmware, licensing, backups, and system health.
Maintain user access, integrations, cardholder databases, and video retention systems.
Troubleshoot complex applications, infrastructure, database, and integration issues.
Implement integrations between Lenel, Genetec, Avigilon, Active Directory, Identity Governance solutions, HR systems, Visitor management systems, Video surveillance systems, and Intrusion detection systems.
Provide Tier III engineering support.
Participate in incident management and root cause analysis.
Develop SOPs, KB articles, and support documentation.
Mentor operational support personnel and embedded technical teams.