Video Security Systems Expert

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What We Offer

Salary:

$116,000.00 - $159,500.00

Location:

Austin,TX, Santa Clara,CA

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We are seeking a highly skilled Video Security Systems Expert with hands-on expertise in Avigilon physical security solutions to support the design, deployment, administration, and optimization of enterprise security systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing video surveillance, access control, and security monitoring platforms while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a secure and resilient environment.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Video Security Systems Expert to support the administration, operation, and optimization of enterprise video surveillance systems. This position will serve as a technical subject matter expert for Video Management Systems (VMS), IP cameras, NVRs, video storage, AI-powered analytics, networking, cybersecurity, and security system integrations.

The role will collaborate with Security, IT, Cybersecurity, vendors, and project teams to ensure video security systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Key Responsibilities

· Administer, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise VMS platforms, IP cameras, NVRs, servers, and video storage systems.

· Monitor system health, camera availability, recording status, storage capacity, and overall system performance.

· Configure and support AI-powered video analytics, including intelligent search, person/vehicle detection, LPR, perimeter detection, loitering, and other advanced analytics.

· Troubleshoot camera, network, server, storage, application, and video-quality issues.

· Support integration of video systems with access control, alarms, intercoms, LPR, and other physical security technologies.

· Partner with IT and Cybersecurity teams on networking, VLANs, PoE, bandwidth, patching, firmware, vulnerabilities, and secure configurations.

· Support video investigations, retrieval, export, retention, and evidence management.

· Maintain system documentation, asset inventories, CMDB information, configuration standards, and lifecycle/EOL plans.

· Provide technical support for new construction, system expansions, upgrades, commissioning, and technology modernization projects.

· Coordinate with security integrators and technology vendors to resolve technical issues and maintain enterprise standards.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Security Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

· 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise video security systems.

· Hands-on experience with enterprise VMS platforms, IP cameras, NVRs, and video analytics.

· Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, PoE, ONVIF, video storage, bandwidth, and Windows Server environments.

· Strong troubleshooting skills across video, network, server, storage, and security technologies.

· Experience supporting multi-site enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience with leading enterprise VMS platforms.

· Experience with AI video analytics, LPR, intelligent video search, and access-control integrations.

· Knowledge of cybersecurity and vulnerability management for physical security devices.

· Experience with enterprise asset management and CMDB processes.

· Relevant video security, networking, or physical security certifications.

Core Competencies

· Video security systems expertise

· Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis

· AI and video analytics

· Networking and infrastructure

· Cybersecurity awareness

· Incident response

· Technical documentation

· Vendor and integrator management

· Cross-functional collaboration

· Continuous improvement

Work Environment

· Travel between sites as required.

· Participate in scheduled after-hours maintenance and critical incident support.

· Ability to inspect and support cameras, NVRs, servers, and related infrastructure in field environments

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 20% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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