Security Systems Administrator - PATC (Contract)
About the role
The Security Systems Administrator will provide day-to-day administration, coordination, maintenance support, and technical oversight for client-owned security systems and applications. Working under the direction of the client's Security Systems Manager, this individual will collaborate with client personnel, maintenance contractors, technology vendors, and other stakeholders to help ensure security systems remain operational, properly maintained, patched, and secure. The ideal candidate combines Windows Server/system administration experience with an understanding of physical security technologies, networking, virtualization, and cybersecurity practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide administration and technical support for client-owned physical security systems and applications
- Coordinate routine and scheduled system maintenance with the client's maintenance contractors and technology vendors
- Coordinate system patching, updates, and reboot schedules while minimizing operational disruption
- Work with the client and maintenance contractors to identify, track, and remediate system vulnerabilities
- Troubleshoot system and application issues and coordinate resolution with applicable manufacturers, vendors, and support partners
- Assist with maintaining system configurations, documentation, inventories, maintenance records, and other technical information
- Work with client stakeholders to develop and maintain a responsibility matrix for security applications across facilities throughout the New York/New Jersey area
- Assist with updating and maintaining the client's Security Systems Plan for applicable security applications
- Coordinate activities among internal stakeholders, maintenance contractors, and system vendors
- Support system availability, cybersecurity, lifecycle management, and operational readiness
- Participate in on-call support as needed
The Security Systems Administrator may provide administration and coordination support for systems including: Avigilon CCTV, Genetec CCTV, Alutel handheld card readers, HID SAFE badging application, BriefCam video analytics, Rapiscan X-ray