Journey Security Technician

This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).

Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working for our campus.

The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Purpose

This role is responsible for delivering physical security installation services for the University. Leveraging your expertise in this area, you will contribute to the continued excellence of one of the nation's foremost institutions dedicated to higher education and research. Your efforts will support our mission to provide exceptional service to the students, faculty, and staff at the University of Texas at Austin.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in the installation, repair and maintenance of building access control, intrusion, video, and intercom devices. Driving university owned vehicles to job sites will occasionally be required for this position. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy UTS157.
• Install, maintain, repair, and test data cable and wiring, electronic door locks, access card readers, door position switches, requests to exit detectors, CCTV cameras and other security systems related to hardware. 
• Perform in field testing of the installed hardware and resolve hardware failures quickly and efficiently.
• Support systems preventative maintenance programs to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
• Collaborate with campus police, building owners and campus management for installation and maintenance projects.
• May assist with time and material estimates and on-the-job training.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee - Applicant selected will be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.
• 5+ years’ experience installing commercial, integrated access control and security systems.
• Understanding of physical access control system components.
• Understanding of security camera installation best practices.
• Experience with and understanding of networked video management systems.
• Ability to read/understand a design construction document.
• Must be able to use hand tools, power tools in support of security and CCTV installations.
• Experience with Microsoft based tools, such as word, excel, outlook and teams.
• High school diploma or state-recognized GED.

An equivalent combination of Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in electronics or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience installing commercial fire alarm and integrated security systems
• VMS certifications such as Milestone, Omnicast, Avigilon
• PACS software certifications such as Genetec, Lenel/S2, CCure
• Relevant hardware certifications such as Axis, Assa Abloy, HID

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. The driving record will be evaluated to determine eligibility to drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

$54,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
• May work in all weather conditions
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity (ex: using a mouse)
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving 40 pounds

Work Shift

Monday – Friday, flexible between 7:30 to 4 - On-call required on a six-week rotation. One week on-call every six weeks.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.